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.