Book Detail

Now Is Your Time! the African-American Stuggle for Freedom

Publication Information
Author:  Myers, Walter Dean Illustrator:  
Title:  Now Is Your Time! the African-American Stuggle for Freedom Date:  1991
Publisher:  HarperCollins City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:   ISBN, hardback:  0-06-446120-3

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

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

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies

Summary:
The subtitle of this book is The African-American Struggle for Freedom. The book contains 23 chapters on topics such as the Dred Scott Case and Brown v. Board of Education, an afterword, an author's note, a bibliography, and an index.

Teaching Ideas:
Teachers will find this to be an excellent resource book. The photographs, lists, and compelling text present many ways to involve the reader. Teachers might excerpt chapters for use in units on history or biography or create a class timeline. Brown vs. Board of Education: www.nps.gov/brvb

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Art and Photography > photography
bullet Ethnic Groups > African-American
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > freedom
bullet Government/Civics > judicial system > law/laws
bullet History > region > U.S. history
bullet History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > Scott, Dred


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