Durango Street | Topics for Discussion
1. Rufus replaces Bantu as leader of the Moors without a "duel to the death." What in Rufus's character establishes him as the new leader?
2. What similarities do you see between the Moors and the typical groups of teenagers to be found in American high schools?
3. How does the environment of Durango Street contribute to the existence of street gangs such as the Moors? Have conditions changed since the 1960s?
4. Rufus's admiration for Ernie Brown seems to go beyond the fact that Ernie is a sports hero. What are the qualities and accomplishments that Rufus admires?...
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