Today, they allowed me to join them in their schools. They finally heard my voice. I've been laughing with my friends about their term "Separate but Equal" since I heard it come out of their mouths. The walk up to the door was the longest one I've ever endured. They spit on me, they through things at me. They hate me. But they will not stop me. I will not just show that I am as good as they are, because that's not good enough. I must be better. They will not break me. I will stand tall and strong to show the world that we will not quit until I have proven myself. One day, we will show the white man that we can be better. I will put on my best clothes every day, no matter what they throw at my clean white shirt, and my fresh pressed pants.
The governor has sent National Guard soldiers to stop me from going to the white school. He even closed all of the schools in my town to try to ensure that the desegregation didn't happen. The president stepped in and sent in Army soldiers to help. From what I learned, the same brave unit had gone to Germany during the world war, and many of their victories swayed the entire direction of the War.
I will graduate with honors. I will not quit. I will strive to show them that we are not less. We are more...
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