Write iwo to three sentences describing how the author helps readers connect to the people and events of the
past
During the fifteen minutes after the bus arrived, racists
assaulted not only the Freedom Riders but also other
passengers - both black and white - who happened to be
on the same bus, as well as bystanders waiting in the
station to welcome their friends and family to
Birmingham. The assailants also went after local white
reporters, destroying cameras, film, and a microphone,
Right on schedule, a detective announced, "Your fifteen
minutes is up ... The police are coming." The attackers
slipped away. When Connor was asked why it took so
long for his men to drive the four blocks from the police
station to the bus station, he explained that they were all
at home celebrating Mother's Day.
- We've Got a Job,
Cynthia Levinson
1 Intro
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