She was slave lona
a peace dona
a truth owna
she kept it real but time goes slower
sojourner truth sold at the age of 9
ran away from slavery without a dime
stood for peace justice and all of those things
even though she aint alive, she still sings
fire in the mountain
water in the fountain
wanted equal rights for all
Civil rights is the game
segregation is the plauge
Dr king was his name
all the people were the same
people only cared about the color of your skin
see they didnt care about the person deep within
MY grandma was a part of it
fought the firehose
water up her nose, why cant we all live in peace?
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Resilient Essay
Resilient Essay
By Justin Hogg
“It’s the mind that controls the body” –Sojourner Truth
Imagine being a slave, hardly getting food and hardly being able to shower. Imagine being beaten until you bleed on your back. Treated like your life meant nothing. Asking yourself “Why do they treat me this way? “ Imagine being kept as pets are, locked up at the end of the day. Imagine being segregated with different bathrooms, being treated like you’re a bad person, being treated like you’re an animal and not having the same rights as everyone else. Slavery existed in Northern America. The South wanted slaves, and they didn’t want change. But Sojourner Truth wanted change. She wanted to break free the lock on their lives. She wanted to be different. She also wanted to stand up for women’s rights. She didn’t find it fair that men get all the benefits. My grandmother was treated differently also, just because of the color of her skin. The lock on society would be unlocked and set free forever when 1 man came along by the name of Martin Luther King Jr. But the children of that time, like my Grandma also made a difference. They made an impact and changed the face of the earth. This is the story of Sojourner Truth and My Grandmother. My two resilient people are Sojourner Truth and my grandmother. Sojourner Truth fought slavery and for women’s rights in the 1800's, while my grandmother fought the Birmingham Police Department and the Birmingham Fire Department in the 1960's. They connect to me because of what they stood for and: justice and equal rights. They were not afraid to die because they knew that what the believed was right.
Sojourner Truth was resilient because she was sold at the age of 9 as a slave, and was taken away from her parents to work on a plantation. She was born Isabella Baumfree. She was born in 1797 in Ulster County, New York. After she escaped she later said I did not run off, for I thought that wicked, but I walked off, believing that to be all right. She was a fighter for women’s rights and delivered her most known speech, “Aint I a woman?”An excerpt is: “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.” Sojourner Truth stands for justice and rights for everyone, but especially women. She was much like a Harriet Tubman, there legacies intertwined because they both were born into slavery and both overcame it. She is a hero because she fought adversity and became a historical figure in the rise of African Americans. She died on November 26, 1883. She died before my grandmother was born, but her legacy continued.
My grandmother was part of the Civil Rights movement. She was born into segregation at a time when blacks and whites were separated. They had different water fountains, bathrooms, places to eat, places to stay, and different seating arrangement on the bus. My grandmother was 16 at the time when she was in Birmingham. A bunch of kids got together and rallied against the policemen. She was sprayed with the firehouse while the police were laughing and she got attacked by vicious dogs. Before she could get arrested, she fled to a friend’s house but days later went out again, where she escaped the police. She is resilient because she did not care what the policemen did to her; she embraced the pain and marched to freedom for her people. She said, “Freedom is not something that is given to you, you must earn it.” She fought adversity and made and shaped her legacy and made a difference in working towards the freedom to blacks everywhere, even though she may have made a small contribution, everyone counts. It is an act of resilience because after these kids marched and rallied, the police stopped and changed their minds. Bull Connor (The mayor of Birmingham) was kicked out and the kids of Birmingham had made a difference.
Both Women were born into dark times. Sojourner Truth was born into slavery, and my Grandmother was born into segregation. But they overcame, and from there things looked up. People put an end to segregation and slavery was long forgotten. But the pain will never be forgotten, they relate to me because I like to stand up for what I believe in, and I believe that we should all do that. My grandmother fought the police and the firemen, while Sojourner Truth fought slavery, and also being opposed because she was African-American and a woman. Women did not have the same right as men back then. Growing up, I was taunted for the color of my skin, but I fought back and beat them with words. Even if action was included I tried not to use my fists. This connection is strong because they teach us life lessons and it is something we should all follow.
The children of Birmingham didn’t have to use violence to get anywhere. A group of kids helped end an empire of segregation in Birmingham. Sojourner Truth thwarted slavery and fought for women rights. It is important for their legacy to continue because if we didn’t have them then maybe slavery would still continue, maybe we would still be separate by skin color. They made the world a better place and it is something we can all grow and learn from. It only took kids and 1 woman to change a nation. Society was plunged into confusion. The darkness was filled with light. Segregation was confined by color. Now African-Americans were free Free to work, free to vote, free to drink the same water fountains, free to use the bathrooms like everyone else. Free at last. Free across the world. The world was at peace now.
By Justin Hogg
“It’s the mind that controls the body” –Sojourner Truth
Imagine being a slave, hardly getting food and hardly being able to shower. Imagine being beaten until you bleed on your back. Treated like your life meant nothing. Asking yourself “Why do they treat me this way? “ Imagine being kept as pets are, locked up at the end of the day. Imagine being segregated with different bathrooms, being treated like you’re a bad person, being treated like you’re an animal and not having the same rights as everyone else. Slavery existed in Northern America. The South wanted slaves, and they didn’t want change. But Sojourner Truth wanted change. She wanted to break free the lock on their lives. She wanted to be different. She also wanted to stand up for women’s rights. She didn’t find it fair that men get all the benefits. My grandmother was treated differently also, just because of the color of her skin. The lock on society would be unlocked and set free forever when 1 man came along by the name of Martin Luther King Jr. But the children of that time, like my Grandma also made a difference. They made an impact and changed the face of the earth. This is the story of Sojourner Truth and My Grandmother. My two resilient people are Sojourner Truth and my grandmother. Sojourner Truth fought slavery and for women’s rights in the 1800's, while my grandmother fought the Birmingham Police Department and the Birmingham Fire Department in the 1960's. They connect to me because of what they stood for and: justice and equal rights. They were not afraid to die because they knew that what the believed was right.
Sojourner Truth was resilient because she was sold at the age of 9 as a slave, and was taken away from her parents to work on a plantation. She was born Isabella Baumfree. She was born in 1797 in Ulster County, New York. After she escaped she later said I did not run off, for I thought that wicked, but I walked off, believing that to be all right. She was a fighter for women’s rights and delivered her most known speech, “Aint I a woman?”An excerpt is: “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.” Sojourner Truth stands for justice and rights for everyone, but especially women. She was much like a Harriet Tubman, there legacies intertwined because they both were born into slavery and both overcame it. She is a hero because she fought adversity and became a historical figure in the rise of African Americans. She died on November 26, 1883. She died before my grandmother was born, but her legacy continued.
My grandmother was part of the Civil Rights movement. She was born into segregation at a time when blacks and whites were separated. They had different water fountains, bathrooms, places to eat, places to stay, and different seating arrangement on the bus. My grandmother was 16 at the time when she was in Birmingham. A bunch of kids got together and rallied against the policemen. She was sprayed with the firehouse while the police were laughing and she got attacked by vicious dogs. Before she could get arrested, she fled to a friend’s house but days later went out again, where she escaped the police. She is resilient because she did not care what the policemen did to her; she embraced the pain and marched to freedom for her people. She said, “Freedom is not something that is given to you, you must earn it.” She fought adversity and made and shaped her legacy and made a difference in working towards the freedom to blacks everywhere, even though she may have made a small contribution, everyone counts. It is an act of resilience because after these kids marched and rallied, the police stopped and changed their minds. Bull Connor (The mayor of Birmingham) was kicked out and the kids of Birmingham had made a difference.
Both Women were born into dark times. Sojourner Truth was born into slavery, and my Grandmother was born into segregation. But they overcame, and from there things looked up. People put an end to segregation and slavery was long forgotten. But the pain will never be forgotten, they relate to me because I like to stand up for what I believe in, and I believe that we should all do that. My grandmother fought the police and the firemen, while Sojourner Truth fought slavery, and also being opposed because she was African-American and a woman. Women did not have the same right as men back then. Growing up, I was taunted for the color of my skin, but I fought back and beat them with words. Even if action was included I tried not to use my fists. This connection is strong because they teach us life lessons and it is something we should all follow.
The children of Birmingham didn’t have to use violence to get anywhere. A group of kids helped end an empire of segregation in Birmingham. Sojourner Truth thwarted slavery and fought for women rights. It is important for their legacy to continue because if we didn’t have them then maybe slavery would still continue, maybe we would still be separate by skin color. They made the world a better place and it is something we can all grow and learn from. It only took kids and 1 woman to change a nation. Society was plunged into confusion. The darkness was filled with light. Segregation was confined by color. Now African-Americans were free Free to work, free to vote, free to drink the same water fountains, free to use the bathrooms like everyone else. Free at last. Free across the world. The world was at peace now.
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