Glory Be

Gloriana June Hemphill lived in a time when segregation between whites and blacks was coming to an end.  It is the summer of 1964, the year she is turning 12.  She dreamed of going to the pool all summer and having her 12th birthday party at the pool.  However, the summer turned out different than she imagined.  That summer, the town council closed the pool claiming that the cracks needed to be fixed.  However, Glory soon learns that the pool was closed to keep out Negroes.  Glory is very upset about this, so she decides to write a letter to the newspaper.  Will her article be published or will it be hidden in a drawer?