Meet Mrs. Louretta Wimberly, Civil Rights hero
By Archer
Mrs. Louretta Wimberly was just one of the many Civil Rights activists during the movement. She showed us around her hometown, Selma, AL, which was once very intense during this time of horrible racism.
During our time with Louretta, we learned lots about the movement in Selma. Louretta was very important during the marches. She would plan and organize travel and hospitality for activists who came to participate in the marches. Although her job was not in front of the cameras, she helped a lot: the large-scale protests in Selma would not have been possible without people like Louretta organizing them. |
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Louretta enjoyed eating with us and sharing her story. She told us about how she would work with people like Martin Luther King Jr. or John Brown, who are some of the biggest and most famous Civil Rights activists. Louretta is very important to show the amazing things people would do to fight for their rights. She would organize dangerous and risky situations that relied on her. To do this job, Louretta showed that she had enough confidence in herself and others to get these actions done. Showing this amount of courage and bravery was a main way people would demonstrate that they were not scared when racism and violence was rampant in the south.
We are one of the last generations that may be able to meet Louretta, and we thank her for sharing her stories with us so then we can share them with other people and teach them about the Civil Rights. In conclusion, Louretta Wimberly is a great example of an activist and hero during the Civil Rights movement, and we feel very fortunate to have met her.
We are one of the last generations that may be able to meet Louretta, and we thank her for sharing her stories with us so then we can share them with other people and teach them about the Civil Rights. In conclusion, Louretta Wimberly is a great example of an activist and hero during the Civil Rights movement, and we feel very fortunate to have met her.