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Author Interview

Write ten questions that you would ask the author if you could interview her.

Timeline

Create a timeline of the events that happened in the book.

Diorama

Create a diorama of a section of the Black Belt.

Riot Commission

Discuss with a group the issues you would have brought up and insisted be addressed if you were on the commission appointed by Chicago after the riot.

Obituary

Write an obituary for Eugene Williams.

On the Scene

Imagine that you were a newspaper reporter covering an event during the riot. Write a newspaper article about what you witnessed.

John Turner Harris's Story

Discuss with a group the reasons why Harris might not have told his story of that day on the beach until 50 years after it happened.

The Defender

Research the Defender and write a few paragraphs describing its history, and how it exists today.

Cartoon

Draw...

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