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Kelly Rodgers

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Do you think about fairness ? Do

you know what justice means? These

two words are very important.

Fairness means treating people

with respect. It means making sure

everyone has the same chance. It

means no one is treated badly.

Justice is about being fair. It means

everyone is treated in the same way.

People use rules and laws to be just.

Fairness and justice matter. They

give everyone the same chance to

succeed. But gaining civil rights is

hard work.

Martin Luther King Jr.

fought for civil rights.

Be a Civil Rights Champ!

You can make a difference. Treat all

people the same. Make sure to include

everyone. Respect others ideas. And

always play by the rules.

American Indians were the first

to live in what we now call America.

Then, new settlers came to North

America. They wanted land and made

their own laws. They were not fair to

the native people.

The lives of American Indians

changed forever. The government

did not respect their rights. They had

to leave their homes. Their land no

longer belonged to them. Then, they

lost their right to make important

choices about their lives. They were

not able to decide where they would

live. But they stood up for themselves.

They spoke out about their problems.

The Longest Walk

In 1978, many American Indians walked
across the United States. They started
in San Francisco, California. They
ended in Washington, DC. It took them
five months. They wanted to remind
everyone of all they had lost.

They did not back down. They

marched and protested . Finally, in

1968, a new law was passed. It was the

Indian Civil Rights Act.

It promised American Indians

rights. The new law gave them

freedom of speech. It gave them

freedom to worship. It gave them

protection. The law was a beginning,

but it was not enough.

American Indians still fight for the

right to make their own choices. Their

voices deserve to be heard.

A True Warrior

Clyde Warrior was an Oklahoma Ponca
Indian. He founded the National Indian
Youth Council. He fought for American Indian
traditions . In 1968, he gave an important
speech. It was called We Are Not Free.

The crowd listens and

rests at the end of The

Longest Walk, in 1978.

The United States is a nation of

laws. Each person is

supposed to be

equal under the law. That is what

justice means. The color of our skin

should not matter. But this is not

always the case.

Many people have faced racism .

This is the idea that one group of

people is better than another. African

Americans face racism. Others do

too. In the past, some states had laws

separating people by the color of their

skin. Only certain people could vote.

An Important Case

The U.S. Supreme Court is the top court in

the country. In 1954, the court ruled that

segregation in public schools was against the

law. Black children and white children would

now be able to go to school together.

Rosa Parks Takes a Seat

One day in 1955, Rosa Parks got on a bus to go
home after work. Soon, the bus filled up. A white
man asked her to give him her seat. She said
no and was arrested. Her act of bravery forever
changed the country.

African Americans could not shop

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