Book 4 - Be Your Own Sheroes and Heroes
Title: Be Your Own Sheroes and Heroes
Authors: Jessi Nelson, Kelly Schumacher, Hannah Gore, Amber Krause, Tess Botsford, Brenna Smith
Feyikemi: That was such an awesome day at the Juneteeth celebartion I’m glad we went to learn so much about our history. I’m exhausted!
Simon: Yes! The dancing sure made me tired!
Grandma: I’m happy I could teach you kids about our history, Juneteenth is always such an exciting time to celebrate our freedom.
Grandma: Before you head off to bed, do you want to hear another bedtime story?
Feyikemi: Yes, yes, grandma! Your stories are fun! I love hearing about stories that about our heritage and the people who made impacts on our lives. I’m really proud about where we came from!
Grandma: One important part of our history was a law that forbid people from treating people unfairly based on their skin color Unfortunately, there were people who still treated people poorly.
Simon: that’s so sad that some people treated people poorly because of their skin color.
Grandma: Yes it is, but fortunately there were people such as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was determined to continue fighting for the rights of African Americans. Have either of you heard of Dr. King?
Kids: Yes!
Feyikemi: I remember learning about him in school.
Simon: He gave a speech called I Have a Dream, in Washington D.C.
Grandma: My babies, you are so right! He was also one of the most important people in our history. Did you know that Dr King came to UW- Fox Valley and gave a powerful speech.
Feyikemi: that’s so amazingl! I didn’t know he came to the Fox Cities
Simon: Grandma, what did he speak about to these people?
Grandma: Dr. King’s speech encouraged people, mostly white in the audience to accept and welcome people different than themselves. He challenged whites to provide opportunities for housing and jobs to blacks. He really believed that the community would be a better place when African Americans could live and work alongside with Whites. What Dr. King said was really inspirational. He challenged whites to not judge blacks for the color of their skin.
Feyikemi: WOW, Dr. King was truly a great man.
Simon: He was really important, I’m happy that he came here. Simon said yawning.
Grandma: We can talk more about this in the morning. It’s getting late and after the exciting day we’ve had you two better get some sleep! Goodnight, you two, and sweet dreams!
Feyikemi and Simon: Goodnight grandma, thank you for an amazing day, we love you.
***Feyikemi dream***
I was we could all stand up for each other and support one another. I remember the other day someone was making fun of my friend Abdul because he has to wear glasses, they kept calling him four eyes it made me sad, but I was too afraid to say anything. I wish I could go back in fix that. After talking with my family today and seeing all the people at the Juneteenth celebration I see how important it is to stand up for one another. If all those people grandpa and grandma talked about didn’t stand up for each other, and themselves we might not ’ even have been celebrating Juneteenth today. So I need to make a promise to myself and others that I should stand up for right is right even if I stand alone because the right way is the best way, without bravery nothing can start to change.
*****Simon dream******
Kid 2: I have a dream just like Martin Luther King Jr. did that we someday all get along. When watching the news with grandpa I see a lot of bad things happening all over, and it makes me sad. I dream that we all would love each other, and see people for more than the color of their skin. I hope that people could be more accepting of others, and be proud of who they are without being mean to others. I want my family and friends to know that everyone has a fair chance to do great things and that we are all equal! I also want everyone to have the same chance to celebrate who they are, just like we my family got to do at the Juneteenth celebration. (child drifts off into a deeper sleep)
Authors: Jessi Nelson, Kelly Schumacher, Hannah Gore, Amber Krause, Tess Botsford, Brenna Smith
Feyikemi: That was such an awesome day at the Juneteeth celebartion I’m glad we went to learn so much about our history. I’m exhausted!
Simon: Yes! The dancing sure made me tired!
Grandma: I’m happy I could teach you kids about our history, Juneteenth is always such an exciting time to celebrate our freedom.
Grandma: Before you head off to bed, do you want to hear another bedtime story?
Feyikemi: Yes, yes, grandma! Your stories are fun! I love hearing about stories that about our heritage and the people who made impacts on our lives. I’m really proud about where we came from!
Grandma: One important part of our history was a law that forbid people from treating people unfairly based on their skin color Unfortunately, there were people who still treated people poorly.
Simon: that’s so sad that some people treated people poorly because of their skin color.
Grandma: Yes it is, but fortunately there were people such as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was determined to continue fighting for the rights of African Americans. Have either of you heard of Dr. King?
Kids: Yes!
Feyikemi: I remember learning about him in school.
Simon: He gave a speech called I Have a Dream, in Washington D.C.
Grandma: My babies, you are so right! He was also one of the most important people in our history. Did you know that Dr King came to UW- Fox Valley and gave a powerful speech.
Feyikemi: that’s so amazingl! I didn’t know he came to the Fox Cities
Simon: Grandma, what did he speak about to these people?
Grandma: Dr. King’s speech encouraged people, mostly white in the audience to accept and welcome people different than themselves. He challenged whites to provide opportunities for housing and jobs to blacks. He really believed that the community would be a better place when African Americans could live and work alongside with Whites. What Dr. King said was really inspirational. He challenged whites to not judge blacks for the color of their skin.
Feyikemi: WOW, Dr. King was truly a great man.
Simon: He was really important, I’m happy that he came here. Simon said yawning.
Grandma: We can talk more about this in the morning. It’s getting late and after the exciting day we’ve had you two better get some sleep! Goodnight, you two, and sweet dreams!
Feyikemi and Simon: Goodnight grandma, thank you for an amazing day, we love you.
***Feyikemi dream***
I was we could all stand up for each other and support one another. I remember the other day someone was making fun of my friend Abdul because he has to wear glasses, they kept calling him four eyes it made me sad, but I was too afraid to say anything. I wish I could go back in fix that. After talking with my family today and seeing all the people at the Juneteenth celebration I see how important it is to stand up for one another. If all those people grandpa and grandma talked about didn’t stand up for each other, and themselves we might not ’ even have been celebrating Juneteenth today. So I need to make a promise to myself and others that I should stand up for right is right even if I stand alone because the right way is the best way, without bravery nothing can start to change.
*****Simon dream******
Kid 2: I have a dream just like Martin Luther King Jr. did that we someday all get along. When watching the news with grandpa I see a lot of bad things happening all over, and it makes me sad. I dream that we all would love each other, and see people for more than the color of their skin. I hope that people could be more accepting of others, and be proud of who they are without being mean to others. I want my family and friends to know that everyone has a fair chance to do great things and that we are all equal! I also want everyone to have the same chance to celebrate who they are, just like we my family got to do at the Juneteenth celebration. (child drifts off into a deeper sleep)