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We Are One: The Story of Bayard Rustin

Publication Information
Author:  Brimner, Larry Dane Illustrator:  
Title:  We Are One: The Story of Bayard Rustin Date:  2007
Publisher:  Calkins Creek City:  Honesdale, PA
ISBN, paperback:   ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography, photographic essay, nonfiction

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies

Summary:
Bayard Rustin's biography not only emphasizes his well-known role as advisor and organizer to leadership in the Civil Rights Movement but expands our view with his activities as speaker, singer, actor, artist, and non-violent activist. This biography provides a brief background of Rustin's childhood, information on the Civil Rights Movement and Rustin's life afterward.

Teaching Ideas:
This book on Bayard Rustin belongs in the text set on the Civil Rights Movement. Although Rustin was the behind-the-scenes adviser and organizer, readers will want to keep track of the events he helped to create, either using a reader's journal or a timeline. Why Rustin is not better known makes a good discussion/writing topic. Students can research his later work helping refugees, supporting young democracies around the world, and protesting apartheid.

Teaching Strategies:
bullet Agree? Disagree? Why?
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/agree_disagree_why.pdf
bullet Helping Students in the Writing Process
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/help_writing_process.pdf
bullet Types of Journals
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/types_of_journals.pdf
bullet Problem and Solution Outline and Text Frame
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/prob_solution.pdf
bullet (Write and Share) 2
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/write_share2.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Ethnic Groups > African-American
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > determination/perseverance
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > leadership
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > problem solving
bullet Hardships > persecution
bullet History > region > U.S. history > Civil Rights
bullet History > region > U.S. history > Civil Rights > integration
bullet Social Studies > sociology > social issues > civil disobedience
bullet History > topic > Black History


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