The Memphis 13

The Memphis 13

Multiple Choice

Shelby County Schools said that Bruce Elementary is ______ African American.

• 56%

• 73%

• 85%

• 98%

Multiple Choice

Gordon Elementary is now an _______________ school for kindergarten through eighth grade.

• optional

• academic

• exceptional

• alternative

Multiple Choice

How many first grader parents filled out an application for the segregated schools?

• 200

• 250

• 300

• 375

Multiple Choice

"They said some of the escorts, the police escorts, were _________ on them. "

• firm

• rough

• protective

• hard

Multiple Choice

First graders were not _____________ and therefore were better suited to integrate the schools.

• tainted

• friendly

• harmful

• mediocre

Multiple Choice

_________________________ was the chairman of the local NAACP's education committee at the time noted that the decision to use first-graders instead of high school students was intentional.

• Mark Taylor

• Eric Newsom

• Rev. Samuel Kyles

• Derrick Jackson

Multiple Choice

Which of the following schools did Joyce Bell attend?

• Rozelle Elementary

• Whitehaven Elementary

• Springdale Elemenetary

• Alton Elementary

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not one of the schools that the students were enrolled in?

• Gorden

• Rozelle

• Bruce

• Lincoln

Multiple Choice

In what year did 13 African-American first grade students enroll in schools that were previously all white?

• 1978

• 1786

• 1865

• 1961

Open Ended

Should a student’s race be considered at all in making decisions about what school he is assigned to or whether he is admitted to a university? What about a student’s gender? Socioeconomic status? Native language? Disability? Zip code?

Open Ended

Would you volunteer yourself or your own child to participate in an event like school desegregation? Why or why not?

Open Ended

Choose a statement from the film that resonates with you. What did the speaker say? How and why does it resonate with you?

Open Ended

Although state-mandated racial segregation in schools no longer exists, many schools remain segregated. Is this “de facto segregation” a problem? Why or why not?