I Rise

Today we went to the International Civil Rights Center & Museum at F.W. Woolsworth. When we first arrived, together as a group, we read a short poem by Maya Angelou that emphasized the battles that we overcame and the ones that we will continue to fight as we grow and fight for our rights. As we continued through the museum I was constantly reminded of the words that we chanted along with our guide- "I rise". Learning about the Greensboro 4 and other significant leaders and activists that participated in the movement put more emphasis on the words. While doing reflections on the day about the bravery of the young people during that time and discussing what we would fight for, I came to the conclusion that those words demonstrate that as we evolve and grow as people we will be met with great challenges, but we will conquer those challenges just as those in the past did, so that in generations to come we will come closer and closer to true equality. Nasira Pratt Baltimore City College