Civilrights Stories

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION In 1955, mixed-race Ethan Harper leaves his progressive hometown for a summer in Alabama where he's not welcome, except by resident free spirit...

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. There are some friends you never forget. It's the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his white father, race has alw...

When James met Emilienne, he was 17 and ignorant. Emilienne was fierce and full of fight for her rights to be treated just as equally as James was. James, now in his lat...

an unbelievable historical fiction

Not many know the past of Lieutenant Hank Anderson's adopted daughter. Then again, not many know Hank's past, either. Both medicate their sorrows with a drink. Connor kn...

In another world... Magical kingdoms reign across the lands. Serfdom, corruption, slavery, and wars persist throughout history. Two tall continents are parallel to each...

(Inspired by the movie of the same name) It's been another sunny day at the Bay Area (again), and that Grizz, Panda and Ice Bear had been doing something usual in such a...

Danny Millard was living a life many envied immensely. Being the top student of his whole school, he knew nothing would be able to stop him from exceeding his unique qua...

It's the year 2038 and the world is quite different from ours. Imagine living in a future with robots, androids walking beside you. Building houses, greeting you at hosp...

Poems written during lockdown, reflecting on the past and present.

// "What are we even doing?" Julia runs her hands through her tangled curls. Staring down to her pale legs on each side of him. She felt his hand caress her th...

How can you find your own identity when you are only a copy of someone else? Marin is not an original. In a world where cloning is prevalent, she is a Second who simply...

SHOULD ONLY BE VIEWED ON WATTPAD.COM OTHERWISE MAYBE YOU ARE BITING VIRUS BAIT! After her success at the Lincoln Park Fiesta, the New Little Princess is officially worki...

This is a poem I submitted into my school poetry contest and it talks a little about society and struggles. Poetry is not my strong suit.

At the whim of a tragedy, two brothers confront issues that plague their relationship and their community. They debate the state of black voices being heard and whether...

A poem about the issue of groups or classes of people allowing the discrimination of them to keep them from rising to their full potential. An observation from experienc...

A (very) short summary of the actions of Rosa Parks. This was edited for a children's magazine a few months ago, seeing as which I wasn't able to *explain* much about t...

Poem of the late, great Martin Luther King Jr

where zayn participates in protest rallies to grab a certain someone's attention. © hennything 2016

I hope others read this letter and resonate with the tone and underlying feelings Trumps presidency brought. I wrote this letter in 2016/2017, a few week following the 2...