Throughout history, African Americans faced daily inequalities through all aspects including, income inequality, educational segregation and civil right challenges. The daily struggles only continued to get worse, as whites realized they were in charge, and that African Americans were not fighting back. In order to set things right, they decided to do otherwise; it was through the works of Martin Luther King Jr., that made history and shaped parts of the African American community. Not giving in to the oppression and constant threats change soon took place. King influenced many to take the step and fight for their rights, for at the end of the day they were all human. King shared his dreams and goals for the African American community through
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In order to fix such an issue action was taken. One of the most well known group of kids who went by The Little Rock Nine, was nine school kids who integrated an all white high school. Warriors Don’t Cry the book written by Melba Patillo Beals, one of nine students who integrated Central High, sharing their journey with the rest of the world, on integrating such a school. One of her fist memorises at the school was being shouted at by her fellow schoolmates, “ ‘The niggers! Keep the niggers out!’ The shouts came closer. The roar swelled, as though their frenzy had been fired up by something. It took a moment to digest the fact that it was the sight of us” ( Beals 108). Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, Jefferson Thomas, Terrence Roberts, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Minnijean Brown, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed and Melba Pattillo Beals; all young African American students who wanted nothing more than just an education. Yet, receiving such an education meant being spat upon daily, threatened by classmates, tripped every time they walked down the hall, and looked upon as if they were an invasive human species. Although their lives were in a significant amount of danger, they continued to push through and do what had to be done.They made it their obligation to set an example for all the fellow …show more content…
For those who choose otherwise end up with great repercussions that affect both them and fellow African Americans. Teaching Violence a journal article written by Leah Wells, is based on the belief of teaching kids about violence and nonviolence from a young age. Wells believes that “Our people are sick with endemic violence - it spreads through the communities and the contagion is inescapable” ( Wells 1). In other words, what many young kids grow up around within environments they grow up in, the schools they attend and the people they hang around. From these surroundings, many kids grow up with a fixed mind set, and are not open to change. These kids grow up with the mentally of having to fight their way out of every situation, and believing that violence is okay and grow up teaching others the same idea. To stop future, generations from having this fixed mindset, Wells recommended such teachings of nonviolence from grade school. Peacemakers are not born overnight it takes time and patience for such a topic to be installed into their as stated by Wells himself “A peace studies class gives all students a sound model for positive decisionmaking, and it offers options for handling differences constructively” (Wells 2). Given this option perhaps the level of fist fights and other confrontation in schools, workplaces and within the public will decrease. Well summarized by Wells herself, “Nonviolence education is the most
In order to fix such an issue action was taken. One of the most well known group of kids who went by The Little Rock Nine, was nine school kids who integrated an all white high school. Warriors Don’t Cry the book written by Melba Patillo Beals, one of nine students who integrated Central High, sharing their journey with the rest of the world, on integrating such a school. One of her fist memorises at the school was being shouted at by her fellow schoolmates, “ ‘The niggers! Keep the niggers out!’ The shouts came closer. The roar swelled, as though their frenzy had been fired up by something. It took a moment to digest the fact that it was the sight of us” ( Beals 108). Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, Jefferson Thomas, Terrence Roberts, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Minnijean Brown, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed and Melba Pattillo Beals; all young African American students who wanted nothing more than just an education. Yet, receiving such an education meant being spat upon daily, threatened by classmates, tripped every time they walked down the hall, and looked upon as if they were an invasive human species. Although their lives were in a significant amount of danger, they continued to push through and do what had to be done.They made it their obligation to set an example for all the fellow …show more content…
For those who choose otherwise end up with great repercussions that affect both them and fellow African Americans. Teaching Violence a journal article written by Leah Wells, is based on the belief of teaching kids about violence and nonviolence from a young age. Wells believes that “Our people are sick with endemic violence - it spreads through the communities and the contagion is inescapable” ( Wells 1). In other words, what many young kids grow up around within environments they grow up in, the schools they attend and the people they hang around. From these surroundings, many kids grow up with a fixed mind set, and are not open to change. These kids grow up with the mentally of having to fight their way out of every situation, and believing that violence is okay and grow up teaching others the same idea. To stop future, generations from having this fixed mindset, Wells recommended such teachings of nonviolence from grade school. Peacemakers are not born overnight it takes time and patience for such a topic to be installed into their as stated by Wells himself “A peace studies class gives all students a sound model for positive decisionmaking, and it offers options for handling differences constructively” (Wells 2). Given this option perhaps the level of fist fights and other confrontation in schools, workplaces and within the public will decrease. Well summarized by Wells herself, “Nonviolence education is the most