Freedom Walker By Joann Robson Summary
The stories “ I am a Native of North America, Freedom Walkers, and JoAnn Robison, all teach us about the world that we used to live in and the world that we live in today.
In the story Freedom Walkers, the people were judged by their color, “born in segregated hospitals, couldn't attend the same schools, go to the same church, eat at the same restaurants, spend the night at the same hotels, and they also had to sit in the back of the bus.” (Freedman, 413). They couldn’t do any of this just because of their skin color. “ If you were an African American, you had to sit in the back of the bus.” (Freedman 413) Even if there were seats in the front of the bus, the darker people had to sit in the back no matter what. “ Most blacks were denied the right to vote.” (Freedman 413) Again just because they were black they couldn’t do what the whites did.
In the story JoAnn Robison, the bus driver was …show more content…
They all teach us about their culture and they make us think about what would happen if we ignored the past. Some stories more than others, for example JoAnn Robison, just because she was a darker women, they didn’t let her ride in a certain place in the bus because those seats were reserved for whites only. If we ignored the past we would probably still be like this. Twenty first century, still in segregation. HORRIBLE!!!! Segregation was stupid!!! Just because of your skin color?? are you kidding me? Darker people couldn't do anything pretty much if you think about it…. they couldn’t sit in the front of the bus, drink from the same fountain, go to the same school, etc. all of this just because of their skin color. That goes both for JoAnn and Freedom Walkers. I am a native of north america has a point because we treat nature horribly bad. Cut down trees, pollution,etc. We should be happy that we have all these supplies. We take a lot more than we need. These stories teach us about life in
In the story Freedom Walkers, the people were judged by their color, “born in segregated hospitals, couldn't attend the same schools, go to the same church, eat at the same restaurants, spend the night at the same hotels, and they also had to sit in the back of the bus.” (Freedman, 413). They couldn’t do any of this just because of their skin color. “ If you were an African American, you had to sit in the back of the bus.” (Freedman 413) Even if there were seats in the front of the bus, the darker people had to sit in the back no matter what. “ Most blacks were denied the right to vote.” (Freedman 413) Again just because they were black they couldn’t do what the whites did.
In the story JoAnn Robison, the bus driver was …show more content…
They all teach us about their culture and they make us think about what would happen if we ignored the past. Some stories more than others, for example JoAnn Robison, just because she was a darker women, they didn’t let her ride in a certain place in the bus because those seats were reserved for whites only. If we ignored the past we would probably still be like this. Twenty first century, still in segregation. HORRIBLE!!!! Segregation was stupid!!! Just because of your skin color?? are you kidding me? Darker people couldn't do anything pretty much if you think about it…. they couldn’t sit in the front of the bus, drink from the same fountain, go to the same school, etc. all of this just because of their skin color. That goes both for JoAnn and Freedom Walkers. I am a native of north america has a point because we treat nature horribly bad. Cut down trees, pollution,etc. We should be happy that we have all these supplies. We take a lot more than we need. These stories teach us about life in