My stunning padlet by Alten Elswick

Frozen lips

200157572 — 2024-04-30 14:01:50 UTC

Chapter 1, this 1st chapter introduces us to all the characters and their personalities. In this chapter Bryon and Kenny are tasked with scraping snow of the family car the brown bomber. Bryon asks Kenny to come help him but Kenny thinks Bryon is trying to prank him but when Kenny comes over Byron's lips are frozen to the rear view mirror. Kenny calls his mom out to get Bryon off the mirror and the mom pours hot water on Bryon but that just makes things worse. In the end the mom tears Bryon off the mirror.

The Dino war

200157572 — 2024-04-30 16:58:57 UTC

Chapter 3, this chapter shows Kenny's interest and/or hobby. It also shows that Kenny was never popular in school and lacked friends. And the "friend" he did have was a jerk and a thief. That is because he has stolen lots of Kenny's Dino toys by a few at a time. But one night he took it too far stealing three big holes worth of Dino's and you probably guessed it Kenny was no longer friends with that kid.

Matches

200157572 — 2024-05-01 15:55:35 UTC

Chapter 5, this chapter shows how much Bryon does not follow the rules. In this chapter, Bryon plays with matches despite being told not to play with them. The mom finds out that Bryon is playing with matches and brings him downstairs to burn his hand. Joey tries to convince the mom not to burn Bryon's hand but the mom tells Joey that she promised to god that she would burn Bryon if he played with matches again. But right before the mom burns Bryon's hand Joey blows out the match and thinks that the mom already burned his hand but she didn't this happens a few more times but eventually the mom gives up.

The trip

200157572 — 2024-05-01 15:58:01 UTC

Chapter 9, in this chapter the Watsons go to Birmingham to send Bryon there for the summer. They are sending Bryon to Birmingham for the summer because he acts too badly at home and needs to learn how harsh the world is. He will learn all this because he is staying at Grandma Sands house and Grandma Sands is mean. And Birmingham is full of racist people who will discriminate against black people. So chapter is like the intermission to Birmingham and Grandma Sands house.

The 16th Street bombing

200157572 — 2024-05-02 17:28:43 UTC

In this chapter a big event will happen that will change the Watson's forever. Joey is walking to Sunday school when she leaves the church to get some fresh air she sees someone who looks like Kenny telling her to come over thus making her walk away from the church. Right after she walks away from the church the church blows up killing four little girls. The real Kenny walks up to the church looking for Joey but does not find her then walks back to grandma's house. At the house he finds Joey and after talking to her he rushes outside to inform his parents that Joey is ok.

The aftermath

200157572 — 2024-05-02 17:34:15 UTC

Chapter 15, this chapter follows what happens with Kenny after he saw what he saw in the church and the ending to this story. The Watsons go back to Flint and things around the house have changed. The parents are talking about how to tell the kids what happened at the church and how it all went down and they start getting worried about Kenny for they don't see him much. Kenny has been listening in on his parent's talk and arguing about the bombing from behind the couch and keeps on feeling bad for not helping the girls that got caught in the bomb's blast. Bryon eventually tells Kenny to go upstairs to go and see his mustache that is growing when Kenny looks in the mirror and sees his lazy eye he bursts into a stream of tears as he tells Bryon all of what he saw in the church and how he could not save the girls but Bryon despite being rude the entire book ends up making Kenny feel better and helps him understand that everything going to be ok.

16th Street bombing. Date: September, 15, 1963

200157572 — 2024-05-03 18:03:56 UTC

This is one of the first key events that eventually led to the end of segregation. On September 15th, 1936 at 10:22 am a bomb ended up blowing up a church on 16th Street. This bomb blew up the church during Sunday school killing 4 girls and injuring dozens more. Two white people planted the bomb under the floor of the church, someone who was at the church who picked up the phone that was ringing got the anonymous message saying "3 minutes". Later she learned this meant three minutes until the bomb went off as she watched the floor blow up and shatter.

JFK assassination, date: November 22, 1963

200157572 — 2024-05-03 18:26:50 UTC

This event in time marks the murder of former president JFK. On November 22, 1963 at 12:30 pm a sniper rifle was used to kill former president JFK whilst he was standing on his car. Almost no one saw who shot JFK and there was no clues at who did it at the time either. But one person did catch the killer on camera someone who the internet calls babushka lady due to her wearing a babushka. The strange thing about this lady though is she never was looking at JFK she was looking at where the bullet was shot strange because it was like she knew it was coming, to this day no one know who she was.

civil rights act, date: July 2nd 1964

200157572 — 2024-05-03 18:44:46 UTC

This is one of the biggest events that took part in ending segregation. This event was led by black people who want to end segregation and wanted to be treated fairly and equally. They did this in the form of marches and protests and boycotts. Multiple thousands were arrested, hundreds beaten and killed by unruly police and angry white people. But all their sacrifices were not in vain for on July 2nd 1964 the civil rights act was signed into law banning most segregation.

First space walk, date: March 18, 1965

200157572 — 2024-05-03 18:58:44 UTC

This event marks an important event in the understanding of space. The spacewalk was performed on the spacecraft Voskhod 2 on March 18, 1965. This EVA task was performed by Alexei Leonov, who was part of the Soviet. This spacewalk lasted for 12 minutes and 9 seconds and this was filmed in color. This feat just shows how far in our existents as humans has come and is predicted to continue growing.

China's cultural revolution, beginning date: 1966

200157572 — 2024-05-03 19:05:25 UTC

This event marks the start of China's cultural revolution. This event was a sociopolitical movement in the PRC. Political leader Mao Zedong launched it in 1966 and it ended in 1976 when Mao Zedong died. Its goal was to preserve Chinese communism by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society. Mao called on young people to bombard the headquarters to restore capitalism. Mao Zedong started seizing power from local governments and party branches and replaced them with communists.

Thurgood Marshall First African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice, date: August 30th, 1967

200157572 — 2024-05-06 17:54:58 UTC

This event marks a huge turning point for equality for black people. On August 30th, 1967 the Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall to serve as Supreme Court Justice. But this is a very special confirmation because Marshall was the first black person to become a Supreme Court Justice. Marshall's grandfather was enslaved and he was born in a time when segregation was high. Today he still stands as a mark of black people's rights and freedom.