Two great people in American history are Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King Jr. Both of them were against racial hatred, political oppression and riots. They made a major impact on my life.
Jackie had balls thrown at his head and got numerous death threats, but he still played it out. Not only did he have an impact on me by standing up to pressure, he also changed baseball forever by allowing African-Americans to play.
Martin Luther King Jr. had to stand up to riots and many death threats. He gave risky speeches in public and in private. He argued for African-Americans to be given basic rights like the same drinking fountains, restaurants schools and hotels as whites. His great courage left a major impact on all of America and on me. He was assassinated in 1968, but his memory lives on forever.
Aharon Rauch lives in Milwaukee and is in 7th grade at Yeshiva Elementary School.
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