Yesterday we went to Selma,
Alabama, the site of Bloody Sunday and the March to Montgomery for
the Right to Vote. Something that really struck me about this town was its
emptiness. There seemed to be so few people around and very little industry.
There were abandoned buildings and it was desolate. It surprised me so much
that somewhere that had so much historical significance could now be so empty, especially
on Martin Luther King day. Somehow the people in the town found time to place
Confederate flags by all the graves of the soldiers at the cemetery but they
couldn't come remember such an important event on a day of remembrance for one
of its leaders. This made me incredibly angry and frustrated with the things
that people care about but also inspired me to want to make places like Selma
cultural centers where millions of people come to learn about civil rights
history and the incredible people that gathered at the Edmund Pettus bridge to
fight for their right to vote.
Carolyn Sacco, Baltimore City College High School
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