Malala The Powerful

Crusaders made the world what it is today. Malala Yousafzai and Barbara Johns, both teenage girls at the time, stood up for what was right by starting a crusade. “Malala The Powerful”, a biographical article by Kristin Lewis, has details on why Malala stood up for what was right. Lewis explains the want of education that Malala and other children had after it was pushed away from them. Similarly, Terri Kanefield shows the great inequality in black and white schools in “Imagine This Was Your School.” Along with with Barbara Johns, other students campaigned for desegregation. In Lewis’s article, Malala was a fifteen year old girl and at the time faced a deadly fear. Her home town was under the control of the Taliban. The group demanded the

Malala was standing up for the right for girls to get an equal education when the Taliban planned to assassinate her. Their first try was shooting her near her left eye on a school bus. The Taliban did not back down after Malala recovered. This time she was shot in her ear which sent pieces of her skull into brain tissue. Once again, Malala did not want to give up on education. Malala had a huge impact around the world. Everyone was inspired by her story and often held signs up at protests, stating the words, “I am Malala,” showing they also have the strength to stand up for what is right. In a similar manner, Barbara Johns planned a peaceful protest for desegregation in schools. Many white people did not agree with what Barbara wanted. She started to receive death threats and hurtful letters. Johns’s family home was burned to the ground because of the hatred towards them. Barbara Johns, with a few other people, made schools and other communities desegregated. Johns made an impact in America and the world by protesting with courage to earn equal rights for blacks. Two crusaders named Barbara Johns and Malala Yousafzai stood up for what was right in their societies. “Malala The Powerful,” an article by Kristin Lewis, illustrates how Malala wanted an education for girls and she did this by using her voice against the Taliban. In a similar way, Barbara Johns stood up for desegregation as shown in “Imagine This Was Your School,” by Teri Kanefield. She shows what dangers she faced and the daring actions she took. These girls stood up for what was right to achieve desegregation and education. They took a stand to make a difference in the world we live in