Freedom

Over the course of the civil rights unit, we have learned many things. One of the most important events was Project C. Martin Luther King Jr. made a stand for desegregation and he wanted African Americans to be free. Since all the black adults were used to being segregated, all the children wanted change. King wanted people to fill up the jails until there was no more room. Even though they were blasted with fire hoses and police dogs were released on them, they kept fighting. A four year old boy said, "I want tidum!" Which meant I want freedom, and this was said by many children alike. Soon after the jails were filled, the police let them go. This event led to other important things like sit-ins and the Freedom Summer.

America stuggles with many things today like unintentional racism. Most of the time we don't even mean to be racist, but sometimes it just happens. We crack jokes that aren't meant to be harmful, but some people take it personally. Also standardized tests today are still racist because they want to see who scores higher or lower based on their race. The Criminal Justice System is also discriminating people, like there are more African Americansin jail compared to white people. Racial profiling still exists and will probably take a while to get rid of. There are still problems with Health Care Disparities because African Americans and Mexicans can't afford them.

If the civil rights movement had never happened, we would probably still be segregated. We are all now equal and desegregated. All schools are now very well mixed in racial colors and work together for our future. Also everyone can vote now. The transportation system would be different and would be a very depressing. Our future together will hopefully be totally equal with no racial problems at all.