Why Is Segregation Important

If I could change the outcome of a historical event, I would choose not labeling and putting a group of people into a category based on their status, race, background, ethnicity, etc. For example: Back then in 1896, there was segregation between African American people and White people. African Americans couldn’t the same things or get the same jobs as Whites could. Blacks couldn’t sit on the front of the bus, but white's could. There were labels for everything separating blacks and whites. There were labels on the buses, water fountains, schools restaurants, and other places. We should all be treated as equals and as one. God made us in the image and likeness of him; we are all his children and if we don’t treat one another with respect and
It’s important to know our history and what happened during that time. The significance/impact/benefit it would have on me and my community today would be for kids, teens, and adults today to know the importance of segregation and the leaders that fought for freedom and equality so that all kids no matter where they come from could get the same opportunities and experience the same things that others kids could as well. Segregation has helped shaped society in what it has become today. Even though segregation is an issue that was awful and hard for not only blacks but people of color, today it is still a topic that should be talked about in schools and throughout communities and neighborhoods. Leaders such as Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr. all were important figures that fought for equality, justice, and an end to segregation. They put themselves and their lives on the line and did whatever it took to fight for what is right. Most importantly, they fought for change. As for my community today, I think that they are aware of this topic and what has happened, but not educated enough to know the significance of these