After reading "Montgomery County Taketh Away" by Reynolds Williams, I learned that it was a very strong argument between two different opinions that people had. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, [that they are born with the right to] Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness". This quote allows and argument to take place considering it is in the constitution. One side of the argument is that the public schools do not give the teacher and the fifth graders what they need. The students will not have the potential to understand what the history of America is actually saying in the constitution.
The other side of the argument is about what the quote actually said, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness". In this statement, it tells that not all people may have the same rights as many people do. The fifth graders would never hear this quote because of slavery. The citizens who fight this on this side of the argument believe that the students should hear the truth and correct quote so they know the actual history of America that all the citizens had to live in.
My point of view is simple. I believe that all the students should know what really happened in America. The quote should not be "sugar coated" for fifth graders to read, but instead they should see the quote and talk about how much America has changed from when it was first written. The students should learn from the teacher why America used this quote and what the quote means. This debate is mostly about rights and who had them and who did not. Also the students should learn why we had slavery which could be taught after reading this particular quote. .
I personally believe that I am an activist because the constitution needs to change as America changes.