What if you had to enter Coop through the backdoor just because you have green eyes? What if you were denied bathing at Koksvikstranda because you have small feet? Or imagine that you had to stand all dag long at school instead of sitting at a desk, just because you have more freckles than the other pupils! Not possible, you might think. But only 50 years ago, America's black population experienced this kind of discrimination on a daily basis. And that solely because of the colour of their skin.
There were benches for white people only, seperate toilets in public buildings, no service in diners, no voting rights etc.etc. The list over mistreatment is a long one. Would you have the courage to stand up for your rights, like Martin Luther King or the students at the Greensboro sit in? Would you risk being arrested like Rosa Parks did? I'm not sure I would. I truly admire these people who fought for equal civil rights. Without their devotion, marches, speeches and actions, black people would not have the freedom they have today.
Your task for week 11 is to do some research on slavery, segregation or discrimination and post what you find out. Good reading and good luck.
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