Martin Luther King Reflection

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I thought the Martin Luther King Day celebration was very interesting. Sheyann Webb-Christburg was a very good speaker. Her stories were so vivid. They made me feel as if I was there with her. When I first saw her I was surprised at how young she looked. This served as a reminder to me that we are not very far removed from such racial segregation. As she began telling stories about everything that was going on, I could not fathom going through what she went through as a nine year old. It must have taken a lot of courage to participate in the march we now call “Bloody Sunday”. Her parents and countless other adults told her not to participate in the march, however, she did what she thought was right and went anyways. What really caught my attention

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