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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
It's 100% the responsibility of adults. We should never wait for the media to tell us when to get up off our asses. That's not its responsibility. Community action is what our churches and organizations such as NPHC and the Urban League were founded on. Then we can rightfully protest social injustices and inaccurate media portrayals of us. But continued interest and action on our part comes first.
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I don't mean the media coverage is important, but our participation in these national protests is important. Something must be said for media coverage too, and the way that it impacted the course of the Civil Rights movement.
Also, there was a good deal of youth led social protest in the sixties that did not necessarily stem from the guidance of adults in their communities (who in some cases had been subjected to intimidation and threats of violence for so long that they did not know how to seek change--and this is also my assessment of the climate in Jena), but rather was brought about through their interaction with 'outside agitators' and their understanding of their role in the larger context of the movement.