In class response PEC 3

This passage from the book says a lot about how important education was to black children and families. If something like this happened today, I think many kids would jump for joy at the fact school was closing. This would be due mostly to the fact children today already have access to integrated schools, and up to the date equipment. However, back then education was something that was coveted. These families knew how important education is, and that it is not right for it to be denied to them simply because of their skin color. This book also shows how tight knit the community was, with a person allowing all these families to go to his house in order to be considered apart of the school district, and get picked up by the bus. It's comforting to know that there is still good out there in the world, and that those who know what is right will band together to stop injustice. I think today's generation could learn a lot about the past, and apply those feelings and strategies towards the injustice all Americans face today.