Today in class we discussed racism and read a short article about Rosa Parks. I find her to be very inspirational and a good motivation in my own life when people push me to give up. She stood up to someone who was thought to be superior to her, and that take a lot of guts and courage. She changed the way black people were treated and for that I am sure many people are thankful. Rosa Parks is and was and will forever be an ambition to black people everywhere.
The discussion about Rosa Parks really made me think. I blocked out the sound of my classmates, of Kaitlin laughing, of Brett making smartass remarks and imagined how tough that would be to be black in that point of time. I would have to forget my freedom of speech, forget having a nice place to sit on the bus, and forget my rights as a citizen. I probably wouldn't have such a variety of friends that I do and they would most likely call me meaner names than "Barsby".
I am pretty optimistic and I believe everything works out for good but constant racism and bullying would change my thoughts and opinions for the worse and my optimism would turn to constant grief. Many people know about the Black racism and segregation but they don't realize how big of an impact it really had on our planet and how it will always be a dark spot on our timeline.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a really good post, Julie. The amount of thought you put into the class discussion is apparent in your writing. I like how you imagined what it would be like for you to be of colour at that time; it shows that you are trying to understand the real effects of racism. Keep up the good work.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a really good post, Julie. The amount of thought you put into the class discussion is apparent in your writing. I like how you imagined what it would be like for you to be of colour at that time; it shows that you are trying to understand the real effects of racism. Keep up the good work.