Discussion Questions
- What is the father's concern about what Vivian has chosen to do? Knowing what you know about Freedom Summer, do you think her father is justified? Why or why not?
- How do you think Vivian understands her father's concern? What is your evidence?
- How do you think Vivian's father really feels about her choice? What is your evidence?
- If you were a parent of a child going to Mississippi during the summer of 1964, how do you think you would have felt? What actions might you have taken as a result of your feelings?
