Q: What have you learned from our Black History unit? Have you changed your mind about past and/or current issues? How can you make a difference in eliminating discrimination in our society?
A: I've always known that slavery and discrimination towards blacks used to exist. It's always been a part of me, a part of my knowledge. However, I never realized the seriousness, and the unfairness of the whole affair until we began studying it in depth. That's when I realized how truly awful, disgusting, and terrible the treatment towards blacks were. Since the day Mrs. Ciuffreda did the activity where she separated students, and treated half of the class like superiors, and the other half as inferiors, I have had strong feelings, and some resentment towards how blacks used to be treated. The feelings continued to build within me as we progressed through the unit. And as we progressed through the unit, the lessons that were taught on black history slowly didn't seem like school lessons......
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