Detail from a student essay written in the McComb High School senior elective class, "Local Cultures," Sept. 21, 2009, in McComb, Miss. The class focuses on civil rights issues, teaching the multiple perspectives involved in African-Americans' fight for freedom. Mississippi Senate Bill 2718, passed in 2006, mandates all kindergartners to 12th-graders to be exposed to civil rights education and tested on the subject matter. (Photo by Carmen K. Sisson/Cloudybright)