Expanding my knowledge

Expanding my knowledge. Today we spent the whole day in a historical place, Montgomery, Alabama. We walked through this beautiful city and every turn we made there was so many sites to see like marks of the bus stop that rose parks stood on. I think the best part of today was going to the only Rosa Parks museum in the United States. When you first walk into the museum you are captivated by these one of a kind sculptures of Rosa Parks. As we were given the tour of the museum many of unknown facts of Rosa Parks were uncovered. For instance, most people do not know that Rosa Parks was not the first person to give up her sit she is exactly the 4th women to do that. This museum was very different then most museum that I ever been in. This museum had a part the reenacted what exactly happened on the bus that Rosa Parks was on. The museum also hit on points about the aftermath of Rosa Parks actions and the end results. In this museum I learned a lot more about the Rosa Parks then any textbook could ever teach me. After leaving the The Rosa Parks museum we had lunch and sat in first of the capital building in Montgomery, Alabama. Sitting in front of this building had an amazing view of the whole city. Looking at this beautiful view of the city it made realize why Martin Luther King Jr. choose this place because everybody could see them and understand they meant business. Finally, we went to the Civil Right Museum. In this museum they showed all people in the civil rights movement from leaders to even people that were not even in the physical movement was shown in the museums. I am ever grateful for this trip

Amber Smiley

12^th grade, Cristo Rey