In
Long Beach, it's all about color. While the school remains divided, a
teacher (Hilary Swank) tries to help the students to survive.
The storyline of the movie takes place between 1992-1995, beginning
with scenes from the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Hilary Swank plays the
role of Erin Gruwell, a new, excited schoolteacher who leaves the
safety of her hometown, Newport Beach, to teach at Woodrow Wilson High
School in Long Beach, where a new integration program puts students of
all backgrounds and races in classes together. Her enthusiasm quickly
dwindles away when she realizes that her class are not the
happy-go-lucky eager students she was expecting
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