Examining the political activism of high school students provides a window to fully understand the rich history and resistance of young people of color from South Central Los Angeles who blazed the trail in many crucial battles during the civil rights era. Researching John C. Fremont High School's history shows that the high school reflects a tradition of student-led organizing and activism, especially for educational equity. However, fast-forwarding to the present day, Fremont has gradually made efforts to improve education, especially for historically marginalized students of color, but, most significantly, student-led activism has ceased. As a Chicana history teacher and alumna of John C. Fremont, Jocelyn Isabel Aguilera has witnessed a loss of interest in history from students of color and a decline in student activism at Fremont. With the recent challenge of educational apathy, lower graduation rates for students of color continue to worsen an existing educational crisis; however, culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogy interwoven with history offers an opportunity to address educational inequity through student engagement.