So I know this picture isn't exactly a selfie but considering my phone camera is quite terrible and I happened to have Abigail (my camera) with me this day I hope you'll find it in your hearts to forgive me (yes, that is sarcasm). But BEHOLD Ismi, Anna, and I's selfie nonetheless! It was actually quite difficult to get together to take this picture we tried at least three times to get together to take it but something always seemed to come up. We took this picture right after the Senior pep-rally which is why Anna has rhinestones on the side of her face and I'm wearing a purple shirt I haven't worn since my Freshmen year. These factors could have added to the series of puzzled looks we got from people outside the courthouse one of which I recognized to be one of my cousins friends who were probably wondering why in the world out of all places in Corpus Christi we had decided to take the picture there... But I hope maybe seeing us take the picture there spurred their curiosity, and maybe, just maybe, got them to read what that marker said. And maybe I'm being to hopeful, but if they did read the marker I hope they thought about how far Corpus has come from those times, and I also hope this marker reminds them to be grateful for the sacrifices and hardships other people have had to endure for us to have the rights we have now such as me being able to attend Collegiate with kids of all races and backgrounds, and better yet me even getting a college education which would have been impossible to even dream of back then as a Mexican-American.
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