Today was kind of awkward for me because I stayed to myself. I try not to and I have gotten better at it and communicated with some of the students. We went to the International Civil Rights Museum and that was great. I had gotten emotional when the guide talked about Emmett Till, because its sad to know that someone could do something so horrible to a child. Before we walked into the diner at first I thought the tour guide was going to have us sit in the chairs and have people yell and fuss at us. In my head I was thinking " I don't think I could handle this" and I started to think if that were me then and I did do that I would most definitely stick with it. After that we went to North Carolina A&T to meet Mr. Lewis Brandon and he told us about the school. Lewis Brandon said " People are not illegal" and that stood out to me because after going to the museum and see the displays that's what it felt like, that we weren't people. To think someone would go through the pain,suffering and disrespect to make things better is beyond amazing to me. I say that because they didn't have to to it but like Joe McNeil said " you have complete control of your life , you can make it meaningful or silent." From what I witnessed today these amazing people made it meaningful.
Breanna Cooper
City Neighbors High School
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