![]() ![]() Her mother is working at the Freedom Clinic to give black people equal healthcare. Glory meets a girl named Laura, who is here with her mother. They are known as the Freedom Riders, and they are in Mississippi to help with integration and equal rights for all. Meanwhile, there are people coming to town from the North. How could this be? It turns out Glory’s suspicions were right: the town closed the pool so that the black people couldn’t use it. ![]() One hot day in June, a sign appears on the pool fence: the pool is closed due to cracks that need repair! Glory smells something fishy there are no cracks in the pool, just old bobby pins and gross chewed up gum. They especially love going to the community pool. Glory and her best friend Frankie do everything together. How has American changed since the 1960s? How is still the same?.How do the characters change throughout the story?.What are some of the challenges that Glory faces?.What was life like in the South during this time?. ![]()
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