Paragraph one: What did you learn today in Literacy class? What are Jim Crow laws? How do you think non-whites were affected by Jim Crow laws? How do you think Malcolm X felt about these laws? Who are some people who fought against Jim Crow laws that you can think of throughout history? (you can discuss this with your classmates).

Paragraph two: Who was Langston Hughes? the poem writer.How was life for black people when Hughes was growing up?it was painful .What poem of his did you read in class today? the sky one is the one i read .Do you think black people have it easier in 2009 than they did in 1930, why?yes they do. why not? because they can vote know than back than . What privileges do black people have today that they didn't have when Langston Hughes was growing up? the have cars to drive.

Paragraph three: How do you feel about Jim Crow Laws?it was a bad idea. How did Langston Hughes fight against Jim Crow Laws? he stayed believing.How did Shirley Chisholm fight against Jim Crow Laws?he lives his life. How did Malcolm X fight against these Laws? he changed his ways. How did Martin Luther King jr fight these laws? he gave amazing speeches. If people never spoke out against segregation/Jim Crow how would our world be different today? we would still have rights.