Tuskegee Airmen

We as people can learn lots of lessons from the Tuskegee Airmen. One lesson I learned was how to be the best I can be, They taught me this when they did all they can do to become apart of the Tuskegee Airmen. Another lesson I learned was that I can do anything if I put my mind to it, They taught me this when they did not listen to some of the racism and kept their posture. Another lesson I learned was to have hope, because when the Tuskegee Airmen were training they always had struggles but they kept trying. Lastly I think we can all learn lessons from the Tuskegee Airmen.

Tuskegee Airmen Lessons

We can learn many lessons from the Tuskegee Airmen that could help us in our everyday life. Some of the lessons that we can learn from the Tuskegee Airmen include self discipline, determination, and unselfishness. They could teach us self discipline by not responding to the constant harassment from the white people in the air force. We could also learn determination because they did not let the Jim Crow Laws stop them from serving in the air force. Finally, we could learn unselfishness because the Tuskegee Airmen fought for a country that thought they were not human and incompetent. As you can see the Tuskegee Airmen could teach us many lessons, that could apply to our everyday life.  

Freedom Riders

From the A&E movie freedom riders I learned that all freedom riders weren't black, and they fought for what they believed in no matter what.I also learned that they went through very tough obstacles but continued to fight in non violence. What I mostly love about them is that they fought verbally & not with they're fist.

When my class & I went to the National History Museum Learned why and how this is so important even 150 years after the "Emancipation Proclamation". I also realized that a freedom rider became an congress man an accomplished his goals of being a freedom rider. When I was their i had a question that i still would like to know, and that is " Did you ever fill that your leader spoke to continue your travel after you were beaten".

I believe that this connected to my everyday life because I might not be able to have the opportunity to be sold the things I have, to meet the friends I have, and be tought by Ms. Trenkle (8th grade History techer).
I believe that I was connected mostly to Congressman John Lewis. I believe this because I seriously was loooking into becoming an Congressman. Even though he was a Feedom Rider he is an Congressman, even though he was highly hated by White's that goes to show you do what you want in life

freedom riders

I learned many interesting facts about the freedom riders that I did not know about them before.  The A&E movie “Freedom Riders” taught me that what the freedom riders was doing not only affected the southern states, but the whole country.  They did this by showing the other countries, through the press that racism was really getting physical in the south after the bombing of their bus in Anniston. I also learned that many of the Freedom Riders gave up their education to ride on the buses into the southern states. As you can see I learned that the Freedom Riders had a big impact on history.

While listening to the Freedom Riders at the Youth Town Hall I learned what it means to be a pacifist. By listening to John Lewis and the Freedom Riders talk about how they were treated in the south, it showed me that they were determined to test the Boynton v. Virginia court decision. This court decision integrated interstate bus and rail stations. I also learned that it takes perseverance to accomplish a goal. This was illustrated when the Freedom Riders was constantly harassed, but still managed to complete the freedom ride.

In learning about the Freedom Riders they taught me many things that I can apply to my life today. In my life today I can apply the belief that a small group of African Americans can make a difference in history. The freedom Riders also showed me that two wrongs don’t make a right. Even thou they were getting harassed and physically beaten everywhere they went, they still practiced non-violence. When I was at the youth summit I really connected with John Lewis. I connected with him because he said that in the mist of all the racism, he still forgave everyone that hurt him during the Freedom Ride.

Freedom Riders

First of all I think “Freedom Riders” is a spiritual and emotional movie that I enjoyed watching.  One thing I learned was that you have to do anything you have to do to achieve your goal. For an example when one of the buses exploded the people in the other bus decided they were going to keep fighting until their goal was achieved. I also learned how violent races were toward each other. Lastly I learned that sometimes while achieving your goal, sometimes that means sacrificing your life.

I think the program during our youth town hall was amazing I enjoyed every second of it. I learned that the people who were speaking at the program that were a part of the freedom riders have aged. Also I think the questions that were asked were very good and made a lot of since. Also I learned that the Freedom Riders sacrificed their life for what they believed in. Lastly I learned that the Freedom Riders were pacifist and believed in non-violence.

First I want to state that I have had some difficulties that the freedom riders dealt with. One example is when I got pushed down some stairs in elementary school. The person that did it, probably a week later the girl was crying and she apologized for her wrong doing. Also the person that I connected with the most is John Lewis. I say John Lewis because he fought for what he believed in and we both can forgive people for their wrong doing.