Hey guys!
Last Friday, we went to
Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas, so much real history we could experience
there.
What call my attention
the most was the visit to the Little Rock Central, the largest High School of
the city where in 1957 the 9 first black students that were supposed to attend
classes there, where prevented in a very hostile way, by the army, to enter in
the school on the first day of class.
Before the trip, we
received a book “The Little Rock Nine” that described a little of the history
to us. But being there and walking at the same places that the Nine have walked
it was a very unique and emotional experience, something that I will never
forget.
The Nine have faced
so much ignorance and prejudice, but it is so inspiring to see that they didn’t
give up, and it is really important to witness that.
In Brazil, black
people had faced and still face a lot of prejudice and racism, but we rarely
acknowledge all their effort like we saw in Little Rock. The next time that I talk about Civil Rights with my students, I will definitely talk about the
Nine, and I hope that my students be as inspired as I have been to fight for
equally to all always.
Having a personal experience like Little Rock to draw from and to share with your students from a real personal experience will help impact your students in a way that just a story out of a book never will. Show pictures, take regalia, find a video and say, I have been there to that real place... etc. makes a big difference.
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