TODAY’S PROTESTING VS. THE ORIGINAL CIVIL RIGHTS PROTEST Parts 1 and 2

TODAY’S PROTESTING VS. THE ORIGINAL CIVIL RIGHTS PROTEST Parts 1 and 2
Persuasive Speech Outline

Introduction

1. Specific Purpose/Topic: is today’s protesting a civil rights protest?

2. Opening with Impact

I realize this is a hard thing to want to think or talk about. I think this is important and beneficial for all of us because THIS AFFECTS ALL OF US. This affects the way you see your fellow man or woman, as well as your economy. What happened to George Floyd was evil, I can’t find anybody who would disagree, and we know there are bad police nobody would disagree, that’s not what I’m focusing on.

As we look at today’s protesting some think of it as civil rights protest and think of it as a more modern extension of the original civil rights protest of the 60s, It’s just gotten out of hand a little bit.

(Chap-5 As a speaker, give the audience good reasons to care about your message. Demonstrate the topic’s relevance to them, and anticipate and address audience attitudes and beliefs.)

3. Thesis: Today, we will asking the question, is today’s protesting a civil rights protest?

4. Transition to Body-1: Now that we know our topic of discussion, let’s define what a civil right actually is then deal with the original civil rights movement.

noun: civil right
The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.

The original civil rights movement was, like when the first pilgrims landed on Plymouth rock, was people really just wanted to be left alone to pursue their dreams. It’s really what we all want!

They didn’t want anything handed to them,
To love their families, make a good and honest living. To go to school and live up to their potential, serve in the military.
It was all lawful. They just didn’t get tired of being mistreated, had enough, woke up one day and decided to defy the law.
A good example is, segregation in public schools were legal. Then in 1954 segregation was now against the law. Nine black teenagers walked into an all White school little rock. Then violent protest broke out. Whites would be illegally attacked by whites and here, White police taking Whites into custody in 1957.
Little rock school (clip)
All the violence was directed toward Blacks for obeying the law.
In 1955 the bus boycotts happened. It was the same with Black business, (were more common)
Counter argument: times were different back then more simple and Blacks didn’t know as much then.
Counter response: Not at all, the young people then were more motivated to get ahead and wanted education and were eager to discuss and debate with the other side.

Summery Question: Would this protest lead to better quality of life the protesters or for all?

Transition to body-2: So in these protest it was about quality of life for Blacks, Whites and society as a whole, MLK said over and over I have a dream where little Black boys and White boys would play together. Blacks wanted self reliance and to be left alone to prosper.
Protest today strictly revolves around the police and the idea that every White person owes every Black person for the wrongs of the past.

Protest today? (Second Main Point)

Today’s protest over 24 people have died during the protests, with 21 due to gunshot wounds.
Target closed or curtailed hours at some 200 stores

CVS Health says that more than 250 of its pharmacy locations in 21 states
Closed 60 stores for the time
Black Business burned is the first to suffer!
Today ideologies are mix and fused together with anarchist an inter core are paid political knowledge a plus. They were black and have advanced listening devices

Church services were disrupted are now attacked.

Media didn’t take sides, they reported things of significance.

All violence done is against anyone not protesting with the protesters even kids.

Counter argument: These young people are just enraged and upset times are not easier, one activist went on Facebook to say: “They were more afraid back then and we are not!”

Counter response: More afraid then this the people of the 60s and before that had it MUCH harder, and their predecessors harder than them. They were by far much stronger people.

Summery Question: Do we have it harder or easier than then our predecessors? Would this protest lead to better quality of life for all?
Continued in Part-3