THE SPACE TRADERS By Derrick Bell.

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THE SPACE TRADERS By Derrick Bell

WARM UP ACTIVITY How are laws made?

INFORMATION A short story in “Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism” by Derrick Bell Filmed as an episode of the HBO film trilogy, Cosmic Slop

DERRICK BELL Graduated with a degree in law in 1957 Worked with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department (the only black working in this department at that time) Worked for NAACP, crafted legal strategies at the forefront of the battle to undo racist laws and segregation in schools Was a professor at Harvard University Now a professor at New York University

MAKING PREDICTIONS Based on our discussions and the title, what do you think the story is going to be about?

ANNOTATIONS Summarize Ask questions Predict Make comments

PREPARE FOR THE QUIZ What’s the setting? What is the conflict of the story and how is the conflict resolved? Who is the central character of the story? What did the character do?