“When I came here, the first introduction of the whole issue of civil rights was that Central High was an epic scenario in this whole struggle,” he said.
Selaelo Modiba, another student in South Africa, said learning about U.S. civil rights history has opened her eyes to the fact the U.S. is still struggling with race relations.
“I used to think of America as a completely perfect world,” Modiba said. “I didn’t think racial issues were as bad as my country’s experience was. ... I can see that there’s still a lot to be done.”
Samie said that after studying the history of the civil rights struggle in the U.S., seeing the landmarks in person will probably be an emotional experience or her.
“We’ve been hearing so much about it in theory in our classes, but to actually be at the scenes will be very dramatic,” she said.
--Associated Press
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