When we look into history, we see teachers. What does Martin Luther King teach us about democracy? What can Rosa Parks show us about pluralism? in the 1960's in America, it was second class black citizens that showed whites how democracy works.

James Madison was insistent on putting "the pursuit of happiness" third on the list of rights due to all men. He was a slave owner and didn't not think of his slaves as people. Madison is one of my all time heroes despite his downfalls. His writing was so idealistic, and yet attainable. His legacy was a gift to every white man, woman, and child from that point on. They had fought their revolution and it was over. Then every black man and woman had to fight the revolution all over again against the rest of society. We thin about that time and can't realize how we could have been so racist. What did we learn?

We had to understand what a democracy really was from those who had no voice. Now what can we learn about ourselves? Ask Carlos, who bags your groceries, what he thinks about democracy. Ask Ernesto who is cooking your burger what freedom means to him. Then send them all back to Mexico and you'll be the bigot in your children's history book.