Tuskegee Airmen

A lesson I learned from the Tuskegee Airmen is that don't doubt yourself. I think what they mean by that is if you have a dream and you go for it. But at the time didn't succeed don't give up and say you can't do it. Also I have learned that if I was to be in the Air Force don't get to close to a person because once you lose that person you will put yourself down thinking it was your fault that that person died.But I'm not saying don't make friends. Also I've learned that if you try hard enough you can achieve what you are working for. I say this because those Tuskegee Airmen never lose a bomber meaning they fought hard, and harder each time. The last lesson I learned is to love what you do and never give up. I say this because if you love what you do and keep doing what you do, you can be moved up to a higher position such as capton and get your wings.

The Tuskegee Airmen

 The Tuskegee Airmen have taught me a lot of great lessons. One lesson is to strive for something even if people doubt you and tell you that your not capable of doing something, such as flying a plane.They all showed great courage by all fighting for a country where they were hated by white men.They also taught me that if you believe in something then you can achieve it. I know that this is a lesson because they believed that they could win in battle during fights and it did happen because they had never lost a single bomber. The last lesson that I learned, which to me was most important, was to not get to close to people if you would soon have to let them go. Most of the airmen were to close, so when someone would die or get killed, the other men would feel a strong pain in thier heart like they had just lost a brother.

Freedom Riders

 My class Daisy Bates attended at field trip at the American History Museum to attend a program about the freedom riders. Before we left we watched a very informational documentary about the Freedom Riders to give us a little knowledge on who they were/are and the impacts they made in history. Also we watched the video before to give us a question to answer at the program.Once we were finished watching the movies we answered a couple of questions about the film. My overall experience with the film is that it was very sad because it was hard for me to see how back in history we had sides. Like colors and whites. And how they treated the color people.

 When we arrived there we were seated as a group. My teacher told me we were the only middle school there. Once we all were seated we song a song with the host. I'm sure of what the song it was but it was related to what the freedom riders went threw.After the song, we watched part of the film we watched at school before we left. After that they spoke on their behalf of the Freedom Ride. My question was " When you were younger and made your decision to be a freedom rider, was your parents in agreement"? John Lewis said that they did not notify their parents because there parents were going to be against it. I think that they could've told their parents because what if something bad happened they wouldn't be able to tell their parents bye. But then they would've had the chance to be a Freedom Rider and fight for their rights.

 From this experience I have learned is to fight for what you believe in. Even if you get beat down, still fight for your rights.I believe that I connected personally with all the Freedom Riders because they all fought hard through thick and then.Their experience was tough, but they got through it all. All they wanted was peace and equality and that is all I want and that i what we have. And as Maya said "Two wrongs doesn't make a right".

The Freedom Riders

       My class, Daisy Bates, were going on a trip related to our class name. We were going to go see the Freedom Riders at the Youth Town Hall. But before we went we sat down in Ms.Trenkle's class to watch a movie called the Freedom Riders. In this movie I learned the true story of the Freedom Riders. What had happened was that some black and white activist had decided to take a bus ride all the way down through the deep south. They were trying to see just how bad the different places were due to segrigation.

         When we got to the Youth Town Hall we sat their and listened to the Freedom Riders each tell their story. One thing I learned that I did not know From the movie was that some people who decided to take this trip had droped out of high school for it. They would have been the first in their families to graduate from high school. In addition most of these young students, Such as John Lewis, did not notify their parents that they were leaving. If they had not have escaped that bus when it had caught on fire, then they could have died without saying goodbye to thier parents.

          One most important thing that was a lesson learned, was to always stand up for what you believe. I say that this was most important because even though they were beat down and almost killed they were still going to keep riding down the bus line. This applies to my life because I always stand up for what I believe. For example in arguements a always try to get my point accross. I find that the person that I can connect with is  John Lewis. He had faught for alot of what he believed in. I felt this connection because I also like to fight for what I believe. Not only John Lewis,  who was tough, but there were many more from the Freedom Riders.

       

Experince With The Freedom Riders!!

     Recently my classmates and I visited the American History museum to hear about the experiences of the Freedom Riders. Before we left we watched a very informational documentary about the Freedom Riders to give us a little knowledge on who they were/are and the impacts they made in history. The movie was very emotional and was hard to watch at times but, I took in a lot from it. I learned that violence isn't always the way to go. As a matter of fact violence is never the way to go. They used non-violence to solve the issue that they had, they worked as a team and no matter how much people beat them and called them foul names in the end, they accomplished their goal. Which was to not only desegregate buses but to desegregate everything; lunch-counters, movie theaters, restrooms, water fountains etc. 


     After the movie we headed to the museum to attend an event titled the National Youth Summit: Freedom Rides. In this event I learned a lot and we actually got to be in the presence of hero's and shero's. One thing that I learned from this event was to forgive your enemies. Mr. John Lewis was beat by a man on May 9, 1961 and later in life that man came and apologized and Mr. John Lewis accepted his apology. That taught me as a young person in this society today to forgive but never forget. The future holds a lot and there is not time to waste hating someone. You have to move forward. That made a big impact on me to see someone who was beat forgive his abuser. So, that shows me if Mr. John Lewis learned to forgive than so can I.


     The Freedom Riders taught me so much that I can use in life today to live a more peaceful, non-violent life. Something that they taught me that I can apply to my own life is to never give up. If you feel so strongly about something than go for it! The Freedom Riders felt strongly about desegregating and as they worked together and stopped at no cause they accomplished their goal that they set. That shows me that I can also accomplish anything in life as long as I put my mind to it and strive towards it no matter what. Whether its in school or outside of school I am capable of doing anything I set my mind to. The best part about it was, that they used non-violence! :) People were so physically and verbally violent towards them but they mantained peace within themselves and didn't let that bring them down. That shows me personally what the power of non-viloence is. Two wrongs don't make a right and in the end they got what they worked so very hard for... Equality!! 

Go Freedom Riders!! :)