This article is concerning the re-writing of the history books in grade school. The debate is over whether Cesar Chavez and Thurgood Marshall should be held in the same "model American citizen" as figures such as Benjamin Franklin.
Chavez was a civil rights activist who fought for the union labor rights and Marshall was the first black man appointed to the Supreme Court and was also one of the attorneys fighting for the desegregation in public-schools.
Some people think that they are not worthy of being held to the standard as Benjamin Franklin. However, these 2 men are a very large part of U.S. history. I believe that they should be given more space in our history text books.
I especially agree with this quote from the article, "Chavez and Thurgood Marshall 'played a real crucial part in our nation's fighting for liberty, which is really what America's been founded on,' Agosto said."
To be honest, I think that the people making a huge fuss over this issue are simple minded and not open to change. They are sticklers and want things to just stay how they are, but I believe that our grade school kids need to be informed about men like these so that issues like these are never forgotten and these men should be appreciated for the work they did for our country.
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