Post by morgan on Mar 23, 2009 23:17:19 GMT -6
Racism comes to light at Ruthie's school when Alex, a new African-American student, wants to give a report on Dr. Martin Luther King after the holiday in his honor has passed. When Martin inadvertently supports the effort, he falls victim to a hate crime: his car is defaced with racial epithets, which he refuses to wash off until the culprit is caught.