mark twain quote

"A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read. "
Mark Twain

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I liked this quote because it is simple, but has a good meaning. What i got out of it is that if you have the ability to better yourself don't take it for gran tit. If you have the ability to better yourself you should use it or you are just as good as someone who doesn't have that ability. use it or you loose it.

birmingham bombing

http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/m_r/randall/birmingham.htm

this link leads you to a semi-popular story about the Birmingham bombing. we talked a little about this in class but this link fills you in on the whole story. it can be related back to HOS, because it happened right in the same town that the Delaney sisters lived in. this was a major event in the fight against prejudice and a very important event in history.

walk through harlem

     The sisters in having our say would have lived on 7th street. lots of very popular churches and people supporting the colored movement were located around them. lots of people in Harlem were writers, and in support of the anti-prejudice movement. the second link got deeper into the detail of the lives of the anti-prejudice people and showed what they did to make a difference in Harlem.