With Erin’s support, these students shattered stereotypes by not only graduating from high school but also going on to earn undergraduate and graduate degrees. The lives of these students had been transformed and it did not stop at their education. These 150 students are now known as the “Freedom Writers,” and their mission is to teach tolerance and inspire others through their success. The Freedom Writers shared their story in the book they wrote together, !e
Freedom Writers Diary. Later, a Hollywood movie was made about their amazing success, Freedom Writers
(Freedom Writers, 1999; Gruwell, 2007).