Can one person or a small group of people make a huge change to society?
This was Ashlynn's response:
I remember when I first started learning about discrimination against African Americans in Kindergarten. What our teachers were really teaching us was that one person or a small group of people can really make big changes. My teacher said that some of the most important people in American history were one or more African Americans that changed society forever: Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and The Little Rock Nine.
The Little Rock Nine were six kids who went against all odds. Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed Wair, Melba Pattillo Beals, Carlotta Walls LaNier went to Central High School and faced a lot of physical and verbal bullying just because they were African American. Along with that, most of the townspeople did not think that these kids should go to their school because they thought that African Americans should have separate schools. The Little Rock Nine showed Americans that you should never care what people think of you, especially when it’s negative.
They changed society so that it would never be the same.
So when you get to point where you need to make a change, think of the Little Rock Nine. It’s important to make a mark; those kids most definitely did.
by,
Ashlynn Atkins
