Social Stratification in the Deep South

Today had to be an emotional personal experience for me. Today we went to 16^th street where the civil rights movement took place. We were on the grounds of racial discrimination and the standing as one in another race. While on 16^th street we were at the park that separated the blacks from the whites, 16^th street from 17^th street and it was a strong vibe and a burden that came over me when I was there. In the park there are statues that reflect some of the things that happened on 16^th street and they were touching. I called up my grandfather and he was explaining to me the things that happened that day and he also told me that it was great that I was here to learn and experience something of the things that people before me did to make my life comfortable today. I was hoping that I could get a chance to go into church where the bombing happened and it killed 4 little girls but it was closed. In addition we had several people to talk about their experience during the time of the civil rights movement.