On Living During the Time of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
If I had lived in the 1960's I don't think I would like it. I would be afraid of maybe not fitting in. I hated the way the blacks got treated. They had to use different water fountains, bathrooms and especially in the movie theaters. The blacks would have to get the not great spot, they would have to go upstairs. The whites on the other hand didn't. The blacks would also have to sit in the back of the bus.
This also was totally not fair. So I wouldn't like living back in the 1960's I like the way I live now things aren't as segregated as they were back then. Now both blacks and whites can use the same water fountains, bathrooms and movies. They also can sit and stand where they please. Nobody can tell them what to do. We have more rights then in the 1960's. We can also play with who we want and nobody will get mad like they used to.
This is the past and
present for what it would be like for me during the 1960's.
by Erica
I am going to talk about what it would be like for me to live during the time of Martin Luther King Jr.
It was very difficult for me to live in segregated schools. Black and whites were separated. Black children went to one school where there were no whites and whites went to a school where there were no blacks. Water fountains were segregated even restaurants and all transportation.
One day I wanted to play with two of my best friends. I couldn’t because the parents told me, you are not allowed to play with my boys! Why? Just because I am black! I left and I remembered what my mother told me, always try to avoid problems and walk away! But while life was going on, other people were going through this too. Sometimes people had the same problems and sometimes they can’t walk away and when they try to walk away their problems get worse.
Only one man dared to stand up for what he believed in, that was Martin Luther King Jr. He fought for freedom and people’s rights. When he died lot’s of people thought they had lost the battle of freedom. But his soul helped them regain their strength and hope to fight back. They marched to get what they deserved, their freedom or they would die trying.
As years go by, the
world where I live and the land around me has grown and changed tremendously. Now I can
celebrate African American holidays! I can do the same things as the white people can. But
there are some places that still live in the year of 1960.
By Mariano
I think if I lived back in time, when Martin Luther King was alive, I would have been moved by his speeches. I would want to help stop segregation. I could talk to other people about being more fair to black people. Everyone had a right to a good education, good jobs and fair wages.
Today there are much
better chances for minorities in work places and in schools. However in some areas of the
country much work is needed.
by Maggie
I wouldn't like to live in Martin Luther King's time because African American (black) people didn't have many rights. For example, they couldn't ride in the front of the buses. They couldn't use the same bathrooms or schools as white people. Black men and women couldn't vote. I don't think that it is fair at all. But thanks to Martin Luther King, Jr. the civil rights leader, put a stop to hate and racism, or did he? I believe that there is still hate and racism in the world today but it's just not as bad.
People
everywhere should accept others no matter what color. Brown or white we are all still
people and different is what makes America so special.
by Shamika
