DISCUSSION:
What is the name of Anne Braden’s book on which this program is based?
THE WALL BETWEEN.
Where was Anne Braden born? LOUISVILLE KY. What year? 1924.
Where did she spend her time growing up? ANISTON AL
What did Anne remember most about her community growing up? SEGREGATION
What was the name of the amusement park in the Shawnee neighborhood that Andrew Wade’s parents would drive past but they were told they could not go?
FONTAINE FERRY
Two days after the Wade’s house was bombed, what monumental decision came down from the Supreme Court? BROWN VS BOARD OF EDUCATION
What did it say?
SEGREGATION IN SCHOOLS WAS AGAINST OUR CONSTITUTION
What year was it when Carl and Anne Braden bought a house in the country and transferred it to Andrew and Charlotte Wade? 1954
What was the address of the house? 221 RHONE COURT in SHIVELY.
Instead of going after those who bombed the Wade’s house, they went after the Bradens and the man who was staying in the house to protect the Wades. What were some of the “reasons” used? STIRRING UP TROUBLE. FEAR OF “COMMUNISM”.
How long was Carl Braden in jail and what were the
charges? 6 MONTHS for SEDITION
INVITE COMMUNITY INTO DISCUSSION:
How do events from 1954 resemble events going on today?
“Mob mentality” can arise without warning. How do we stop it?