Today I read an article called "Schoolboys Face Court in Racial Taunting" by Myung Oak Kim. This article talked about three seventh grade students taunting a minority student, by following him with their hoods over their heads chanting, "KKK." This article meant a lot to me because I am full on against racism and knowing that it is still going on today hurts me and others deeply. The KKK is a group that murdered African Americans and any whites who helped African Americans get out of slavery. This certain group started around the Civil Rights time when Johnson was president. The main reasons why this article means a lot to me is because racism then was horrible and knowing that there is still racism going on today is even more horrible. Personally you would think citizens would have learned something from history and realized that what happened then was a tragedy for so many civilians. Another reason this article means a lot to me because every single person all around the world is different and yet the same. We all have different opinions , looks, styles, backgrounds, families, etc., the list goes on and on, but one thing we do have in common is we live in a place we call home. Our home turns into a house or a just another building when someone takes what you have away. Meaning that if someone came in and took what you believed and had so much faith in and just took it away from you, what are you left with? Nothing. This reason of mine also relates to the world as well.
In conclusion, these seventh grade boys should face a large consequence because it was wrong then and it still is today. No one should ever get away with a crime like this.
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