Think and Respond
1. After reading the information presented, were there any signs of racisim?
2. Why did the city of Virginia Beach see the Greekfest event as a liability rather than as an asset?
3. If you saw a police officer wearing a t-shirt that read “It’s a cop thing, we’ll make you understand”,
what would be your first impression? What message does it send? Positive or Negative. Why?
4. Did the city abuse its power when making decisions about Greekfest 1989?
5. Were there any Civil Rights violated?
6. If these were white fraternities and sororities, would Greekfest have been handled differently?
7. Was there less respect and tolerance for authority from African-American students because of the hit movie, Do the
Right Thing, by Spike Lee?
8 What if the majority of trouble makers were not Greekfest attendees, but locals from the area, what difference would
this have made that weekend?
1. After reading the information presented, were there any signs of racisim?
2. Why did the city of Virginia Beach see the Greekfest event as a liability rather than as an asset?
3. If you saw a police officer wearing a t-shirt that read “It’s a cop thing, we’ll make you understand”,
what would be your first impression? What message does it send? Positive or Negative. Why?
4. Did the city abuse its power when making decisions about Greekfest 1989?
5. Were there any Civil Rights violated?
6. If these were white fraternities and sororities, would Greekfest have been handled differently?
7. Was there less respect and tolerance for authority from African-American students because of the hit movie, Do the
Right Thing, by Spike Lee?
8 What if the majority of trouble makers were not Greekfest attendees, but locals from the area, what difference would
this have made that weekend?