Hell Fighters: African American Soldiers in World War I
Publication Information
Author:  Cooper, Michael L.	Illustrator:
Title:  Hell Fighters: African American Soldiers in World War I	Date:  1997
Publisher:  Lodestar	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-525-67534-5	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
This book tells the story of the "Hell Fighters," a voluntary infantry that was one of the few African American regiments to see action during World War I.
Teaching Ideas:
Excerpts or the entire book will enhance study of WWI. The book may also be a helpful reference for independent research projects. K-W-L would serve as a good organizer for the book. Students may also want to keep lists of new vocabulary they encounter while reading (e.g., "doughboy"). Some response activities will likely be necessary--Reading Group members were angry about some of the situations described. Teachers may want to compare this version of WWI with the different version presented by Michael Foreman.
Teaching Strategies:
K-W-L Instruction Strategy    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
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Ethnic Groups > African-American History > topic > war > World War I Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism > segregation

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