Never Give In

Ain't Scared of Your Jails taught me a lot and gave me some more knowledge on the civil rights movement. I learned what black people had to face and go through during those times and how hard it was to let their voice be heard, never giving up. It can be connected to today's world because there are still some prejudices and problems between people based on their skin, their religion, or their beliefs, etc.. We can use the information of the  civil rights movement in the past in order to not repeat those terrible times in history. It also shows a person to never give up for something they strongly believe in, because if come about in the right way you can succeed. Even the white mayor of Nashville Ben West could not agree that is was morally right to refuse a person merchandise solely because of the color of their skin, he stated "It was a question a man has to answer, not a politician" (Ben West). That statement was a main turning point for the movement, shortly after blacks were served downtown for the first time in history.
One of the most effective tactics for the movement was the boycotting of the downtown area including the restaurants and shops. Blacks stopped spending their money downtown and holding protests, in turn white people were afraid of riots or protests so they soon stopped going downtown. Shops and Cafes were forced to close down because of the lack of business. Many boy-cotters and protesters were sent to jail for no good reason, the whites thought it would help but John Lewis saw it as a honor "Growing up in the rural South, it was not the thing to do, not to go to jail. It was bringing shame and disgrace on the family. But for me, I tell you, it was like being involved in a holy crusade. It became a badge of honor. In just one month it was completely effective and soon after Mayor Wests statement blacks were served at the lunch counters and in the shops for the first time. By never giving in the civil rights movement was a continuing success, and that is truly something to admire.