Fireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent

Together they must support one another, protect one another and learn to stay strong in what they believe. Because of this the Lassiter’s and Gemma become a victim of the KKK. People from the town do not agree with the Lassiter’s decision to take Gemma in as part as there family. Jessilyn Lassiter and Gemma have always been close but when Gemma's parents die in a fire the girls have to be strong for each other. What is it about? This book Fireflies in December was about an interracial friendship in the 1930’s. The kkk were anti-black and tried to kill the blacks and get laws passed to prevent blacks from doing things and socializing with the whites. Everything from schools, restaurants, hotels, train cars, waiting rooms, elevators, public bathrooms, colleges, hospitals, cemetery, swimming pools, drinking fountains, prisons, and even churches were for whites or blacks but never for both. entered WW II the south was a fully segregated society. The Southern legislatures, former confederates, passed laws known as the black codes, after the war, which severely limited the rights of blacks and segregated them from whites. Every bad thing that ever happened to me seemed to happen in those long months. Thats a heavy burden for a girl to hang on to, but it didnt surprise me so much to have that trouble come in the summer time. Facts about Segregation The south thought they needed to do something. Fireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent Chapter 1 The summer I turned thirteen, I thought Id killed a man. In the end it pays off, I mean look at were we are today we are not judged by the color of our skin but by our character.

Reading this book has taught me how hard it was to be different from everyone else and stand up for what is right. Reading books about this topic help me understand how people felt and the problems they faced.

The fact that people were segregated because of there color is appalling to me. Why this book? I choose this book because I enjoy learning about civil rights movement.

Fireflies in December by Jenifer Erin Valent