The Freedom Writers

The Freedom Writers was a group of 150 students and their teacher Erin Gruwell from Wilson Classical High School. Together the group wrote a non-fiction book titled, The Freedom Writers Diary, which is based on journals that were written by the students about troubles that they have faced, are facing, or might experience in the future.
Freedom Writers Diary inspired the 2007 movie titled Freedom Writers which starred Hilary Swank.
The name The Freedom Writers is a spin off of of the civil rights activists called "The Freedom Riders". The group was known for testing Boynton vs. Virgina (1960), a case that was going to convict an African American that was in a "whites only" restaurant. The case was eventually overturned.
Fast Facts:
1. The Freedom Writers Diary was published October 12, 1999
2. Erin Gruwell asked her students to read and write about The Diary of Anne Frank and Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Sarajevo
Quotes:
- "I asked them, 'How many of you have been shot at?' and at that moment all the kids raise their hands. Whether or not it was true, they had this bonding moment where they were pulling up their shirts and showing where they'd been knifed, and showing where they'd been hit." - Erin Gruwell

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- NJ.com: College welcomes author of "The Freedom Writers Diary" (March 24, 2008)
- IndyStar.com: 'Freedom Writers' founder defends high school teacher (March 13, 2008)
- DenverPost.com: "Freedom Writers" tale inspires students (February 27, 2008)
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