LIT CIRCLES.

  • The great depression

    The great depression
    This was a major event when all African Americans were treated wrongly and they were used as slaves and they were not free to be themselves.
  • school

    school
    There was a bully who always was mean to kenny because of his race and Byron beat the kid up.
  • Cars

    Cars
    Cars were common around this time because they were recovering from bad events so they needed to get food and other needed supplies.
  • The brown bomber

    The brown bomber
    Around this time cars were used but they were like the brown bomber not like jeeps. In the book it was 1963 so they were slowly evolving.
  • Kenny and rufus

    Kenny and rufus
    Kenny and Rufus were treated wrongly for there race and also there clothing. then Byron stand up and beats up there bully.
  • The Alabama integration

    The Alabama integration
    This was the time when African American students were treated poorly and some schools would not allow African American students.
  • the trip to Birmingham

    the trip to Birmingham
    They went to Alabama and they mentioned how they were going to a part where there were no bad people and bad events.
  • the bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

    the bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
    This was a major event that happened in 1963 there were bad people that did not care what happened and 2 little girls ended up hurt.
  • The call

    The call
    On the phone with grandma sands they mention the president change and how that affected things for them.
  • The assassination of John F. Kennedy.

    The assassination of John F. Kennedy.
    The president was assassinated and then there was a new president and that changed things. This also effected race because of beliefs.