Blacks debated about which tactics to use to end segregation. Audrey's parents tried legal measures. In 1959, they sued the city of Birmingham to integrate its public parks. They won that case, but in 1962, the city closed all of its parks, swimming pools, playgrounds, and golf courses – white as well as black – to avoid having to integrate. The city even filled the holes on the putting greens with concrete.

—We’ve Got a Job,
Cynthia Levinson

What was the effect of Audrey’s parents suing the city to integrate public parks?

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.