Walking through 1965 on an Alabama Highway: Day 1

Outside in the backyards I had just passed other youngsters engaged in their game \u27State Trooper\u27 in which half the number lined up locked arms, and proceeded to march singing \u27We Shall Overcome,\u27 then were set upon and beat down by the others wielding sticks and branches. In situations like these, one must observe the tragedy: that the misdeeds of our immature society are imprinted in the minds of innocent children. Carl Benkert, Freedom Songs: Selma, Alabama, 1965 We were marching down the road. Seriously. We were marching down a rural Alabama highway. Hundreds of us. Marching. [excerpt

BOOK REVIEW OF ELEANOR AND PARK WRITTEN BY RAINBOW ROWELL

Eleanor and Parkis a love story between Asian American boy and White American girl. Besides love story, it also deals with issues such as child abuse and bullying, which become interesting parts of the novel. Aside from reviewing the issues of child abuse and bullying, the writer also wants to discuss words that need extra references to understand them. Furthermore, the writer also wants to figure out the ending of this novel