some people can't go in schools because,
like, this isn't fair because, like,
some people, like, there can be different
people who who have black skin, like, they
only allow brown...  brown people in the
school and that's not even fair,
that's not fair,  only brown people get to go
in the class but that's not even fair.
hmm
and white people, they only go in the, um, in the different class and that's not fair either.
Right, yeah you're talking about how
things used to be where some people
would go to this room and other people
go to that room--  segregation, is that what
you're talking about?
yeah
were you talking about this cuz yeah
yeah so Dr. Jr.---  OH! You're talking about
Martin Luther King Jr.
dr. Reverend dr. Martin Luther King jr.
oh that's who you're talking about
that's right he is a very important
person and that's he is the reason you
don't have school on Monday it's to
celebrate his birthday.  Wait....
Is it Monday?? Monday?  No, today's Friday but Monday
there's no school because... umm...
why was there school on Mondays like a
long time ago?
well there's usually-- school's always on Mondays but um once in
a while there are national holidays on Mondays,
like this Monday it's Martin
Luther King Day and umm...
Does he sing
Uh, maybe....  but he's a very very good speaker.
Do you know him?
uh, dr. Reverend Martin Luther King jr.? yeah
No.  he--
Then why do you know his name? he's
very famous, he-- You have to meet him.  Well
he is not alive anymore he died before I was born but he's a
very important person in the world and
in our history in our country, um,  he really
changed things. Like, you were saying white
people and black people used to have to
be in different you know bathrooms and
classrooms and all that and he helped
change that in a very big way. Why did he
die before you were born? Well, lots of people
who we learn about are figures from
history, meaning--
Daddy, can you get my Peppa book?
yeah
mm-hmm
what were you gonna say?
well I was gonna
say a lot of people we learn about who
are really important are from times past
like times before we were born but we
talk about them and learn about them to
make sure that we don't forget what they taught us.
Well... I'm gonna remember this
like for a few days and then I might forget it.
That's all right. He will be a
part of your school and your life always
like even if you forget right now you'll
learn about him again. You understand?
that's okay. that's what schools about.
teaching you about important people and causes --
why does God make people die?
I don't know that God makes people die, it's just
the way that umm...  it's the way of the world
everything has its time.
Daddy?
hmm
Do parents
die first?
Well...
usually
It's okay that's
a long ways off a long long long ways
off like if I could live til I was a
hundred and ten let's say some people
live that long so let's see I'm almost
40 I'll be 40 this year and that means
I've got 70 more years I think.
How old are you right now? Five. So can you
imagine that I'll be around until you're
seventy-five?
(is that right?)
(no, that can't be right!)
Yeah, if I live til
I was a hundred and ten, which would be a
very, very long life--  YOU would be 70.
Can you imagine that?
Will I be as tall as you, or no?
I think you're gonna be taller than me.  I do.
