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The last house on the street chamberlain6/12/2023 ![]() I pictured Kayla’s backyard much like my own-filled with trees, deer, and other wildlife. I think I was most surprised to learn how difficult it would be for a young white Southern woman to be accepted in an organization like SCOPE. Exploring floor plans and photographs of contemporary homes was a breath of fresh air after the heavy work of studying injustice. I had fun researching Kayla’s portion of the story. Yet I was drawn to the idealism of the organizers and the students and wanted to capture it in a story. This was especially true in North Carolina, where the registrars’ offices were not open. ![]() There is little written about SCOPE, since it was a short-lived program, and-depending on whom you speak with-not a very successful endeavor, either. ![]()
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