Inspirational figures

I've learned many things since being on this trip, but I'd have to say that one of the most inspirational parts so far has been meeting Dr. Sybil Hampton
Sybil Hampton made me aware of all of the advantages that I take for granted and productive things I could be doing for the betterment of people other than just myself. I thought of all the things she went through as a teenager my age in Central High School and also outside of school such as being shunned, spat at, verbally abused and threatened on a daily basis and I compared that to the subliminal things that I go through everyday and how I over exaggerate situations that shouldn't really matter as much in life. At first I wasn't as grateful and aware of sacrifices that were made in order for me to live as I'm living today desegregated, and able to have freedoms that I wouldn't have today without her and others.
Mrs. Hampton challenged me to push limits and not just stop at Civil Rights for African Americans, she challenged me to truly forgive people and love them regardless because of the fact that she forgave individuals and actually developed relation after they had been so awful to her in the past compared to ludicrous situations I don't forgive people for.
-Sdhari B.