![]() ![]() Miss Gruwell helped him take charge of his life, and even if he was the last to graduate from his class, she was still there by his side. But after meeting Miss Gruwell, reading about Anne Frank, and writing in his diary, he decided that what he wanted most was to make his mother proud. Before the Freedom Writers and Miss Gruwell, Darrius wanted to be like his father and his brother, respected on the streets. Darrius was a gang member, and when he was 14 years old, his mom kicked him out because of this. The students expressed themselves by writing in their diaries, so they decided to call themselves the Freedom Writers!ĭarrius Garrett is one of the original Freedom Writers. The students wanted to send a message that was similar to that of the Freedom Riders, who fought against segregation, making the world a better place. The documentary was about a group called the Freedom Riders who rode buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961 as part of the civil rights movement. Miss Gruwell showed the students a documentary called “Eyes on the Prize” during their English class. Darrius reads to the Secondary 1-2 English students. ![]()
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