Thank You, Ruby Bridges
by Marissa M.
Dear Ruby Bridges,
Racism is a horrible thing. When I think of racism I see a world that excludes people because of their different nationality, ethnicity, and race. I wonder why we can’t see beyond another’s appearance the way the other animals in the world do.
Have you ever watched a bunch of dogs running around in a park? You can see all types playing together. They come in big, small, and medium, and all colors. They don’t treat each other differently based on their color or shape of their ears, so why should we treat people differently based on their color and/or appearance?
As Martin Luther King Jr. said in his “I Have A Dream” speech, “when the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promise that all men, yes black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
People assume that since the Civil Rights Movements is over, that everyone is treated equally. Sometimes at my school, people say, “those black kids,” instead of, “the kids from Boston.” When they use the term black it is really singling them out based on the color of their skin. Everyone has feelings. Everyone has passions. Everyone needs to be loved and cared for even if they don’t look and act like everyone else.
If WE as a nation want to put an end to racism, WE, have to be the big people in life. WE have to stand up and take action when we see racism in our lives. Just imagine, if in a couple of years this could be a world where people think of each other as human beings, not as colors.
Sincerely,
Marissa M., 6th grade, Massachusetts
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March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World
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March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World
by Dr. Christine King Farris and London Ladd
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From Dr. Martin Luther King's sister, the definitive tribute to the man, the march, and the speech that changed a nation.
On a hot August day in 1963, hundreds of thousands of people made history when they marched into Washington, D.C., in search of equality. Martin Luther King, Jr., the younger brother of Christine King Farris, was one of them.
Martin was scheduled to speak to the crowds of people on that day. But before he could stand up and inspire a nation, he had to get down to business. He first had to figure out what to say and how to say it. So he spent all night working on his "I Have a Dream" speech, one that would underscore a landmark moment in civil rights history -- the Great March on Washington. This would be one of the first events televised all over the globe. The world would be listening, as one of the greatest orators of our time shared his vision for a new day.
From the sister of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., comes this moving account of what that day was like for her, and for the man who inspired a crowd -- and convinced a nation to let freedom ring.
London Ladd's beautiful full-color illustrations bring to life the thousands of people from all over the country who came to the nation's capital. They sing, they join hands, they march, and they listen as speaker after speaker inspires social change, culminating in Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King
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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King
by Doreen RappaportThis picture book biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. brings his life and the profound nature of his message to young readers through his own words, using quotes from some of his most beloved speeches to tell his life story in a simple, direct way.
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