What Can We Learn From History? - Little Kids, Big Questions | America Inside Out

It is important to learn the history of the United States because you can learn new things about what happened then and how it is now, and how you can change the world. We learn about history so we do not repeat the mistakes that people have made in history. Sometimes history has a lesson, like Abraham Lincoln saved enslaved people. Yes, I think it supports knowing about slavery so there's nothing like that will ever happen again.

It's legal now, and it wasn't for part of Abraham Lincoln's presidency, and he decided, "Nope, we can't do this anymore." They weren't treated equally. You would have to get bossed around and come. I don't think anyone should ever be forced to do something they don't want to do. People shouldn't be judged off their color, or their skin, or whatever color they are. That doesn't matter.

If she counselled something inside, some people are definitely treated differently sometimes because of the color of their skin. There was like some riots that happened recently. We just want happiness, peacefulness, and no racism. Well, a statue is to show thankfulness, I think, for remembrance and honor. I think the person that would deserve a statue is Abraham Lincoln.

I think Obama, John Cena, because he's the most lit person and he can fight really good. Emma Watson, she stands up for women's rights, and I think that's very good and important. I think people who have made big changes to the world, if someone's changes last, so surely.

Like Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, he fought for civil rights and for all of us to be treated the same way. That day, America Inside Out with Katie Couric, only on National Geographic. That's a tongue twister! Want more exclusive content from America Inside Out? Well, just click one of these videos floating next to me.