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Freedom Walkers And Jounnson Analysis

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This essay is going to be about the questions, ‘Why is it important to know the traditions and beliefs of those who came behind us?’ and, ‘What could happen if we ignore the past?’ I will be answering these questions in my own thoughts of why these questions are important and a few references from other essays. In the story Freedom Walkers and JoAnn Robinson, the story answers the questions in quotes I pulled from the story. In the question Why is it important to know the traditions and beliefs of those who came before us, it is asking us why is it a good idea to know our beliefs and traditions from people in the past, and like in the story, when the people with a darker tone than the people with a lighter tone were segregated, it helped

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