Education was not always granted to the African American race. It was not a privilege for African American to go to school and get educated. During the years of slaves education was considered controversial. They feared that the education of slaves would cause them to revolt, which would cause a southern downturn. Slave where encourage by their previous ancestors to explore culture and education. Most plantations would not allow parents to educate their children, but most went against their master and taught their children, it was there hope that the children would gain knowledge and would guide them to survival. My grandparents and great grand parents always taught and stressed upon us how important education is. My great great grandmother …show more content…
But I’m that one child who always has to find out on her own. I have learned that you can’t always take the easy way out; sometimes you have to go through to get through. I am reaffirmed about my family origin roots. That the root of education was always planted in my family, even though some were not educated. That never stopped them from wanting to learn and go back and get education. I am never embarrassed about telling my families story. I want to let people know that education is the way to the future and you don’t have to struggle like our ancestors. Our ancestors went through the struggle so we wouldn't have to. I am very proud of my family origin and where I come from. At the end of the day I value, respect, and uphold education to the fullest. I feel that this is my life line to success, and I won’t stop until I get to where I fully happy and feel accomplished. I have learned that the highest paying jobs require the top level of education. Statistics already say that African American are less likely to graduate high school and if they do they drop out of college within their first year of attending. I love to learn new things and speak with a sense of intelligence; I try to stay aware of my surroundings because people are always