- We see examples of journalism being used for multiple purposes in this book. The Farmville Herald was used as a major vehicle for consolidating opposition to the move to desegregate in Prince Edwards. But Green's project, which arose out of her experience but also her work in journalism is clearly against segregationist history and the attempt to whitewash her home town. Lately, we've been hearing a lot about the media. We even have a president who calls it "the enemy of the people" (while hobnobbing with Fox media celebs and calling in to Fox and Friends in the morning to chat). What is your sense about the importance of the media in the USA? What are the dangers of the media, if any?
- When Green works on the student paper in college, she gets yelled at by her prof for referring to a school administrator as "nice." Why does he react that way?
- What did leaving her town do for Green as a person? How did it change her?
- How do you react when white Southerners argue that Confederate flags or Civil War memorials are part of their heritage? What do you think about other people's arguments that these artifacts are racist?
- What connections does Green make between the closing of the schools in VA and slavery?
What questions do you have?
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