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“Walking with the Wind”
Answer these before you read:
1. What is “civil disobedience” (we have discussed this in class….)?
2. What do you think the title, “Walking with the Wind” may mean?
Now Read and answer the following:
3. Who is John Lewis?
4. What event is he describing in this excerpt?
5. Why does John visit the site of the First Baptist Church?
6. Why does John think that Mrs. Hardge’s name should be “on that plaque up the hill”?
7. What does John’s group want onlookers to see?
8. In what way will John’s group “educate” the white community? Use a quote from the text to
illustrate your answer.
9. How does the city initially respond to the sit-ins?
10. What does the word, “moratorium” mean in this sentence: “That night the store owners asked
for a moratorium, promising to come up with a response, what they called a proposal.”?
11. What was the purpose of the “DO NOT” rules (think about what the chief of police was planning
to do)?
12. What was the purpose of the “DO” rules (think about what they were trying to accomplish)?
13. How did the sit-ins and the response to them escalate? Give examples.
14. What is ironic about the arrest of the protestors?
15. What was John’s reaction to being arrested? Why do you think he felt that way?
16. Are there any issues about which you feel strongly enough to break the law, or to risk physical
injury to protest? Explain.
17. Think about the title again. What do you think “walking with the wind” means?