Civil Rights Movement

African-American History

by Max Winter

This great effort to bring about an end to racial segregation and discrimination brought people, and political and social change to the forefront that would go down in history. From brave people like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. to events like Brown v. Board of Education, this title covers it all. This title offers primary sources, Fast facts and sidebars, prompts and activities, and more. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

48 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Max Winter is a graduate of UC Irvine’s MFA program, and a recipient of two Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Fellowships in Fiction. He has been published in Day One, Diner Journal, and elsewhere. His debut novel, EXES , is forthcoming from Catapult in 2017. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island with his wife and son.

Reviews

[Theo · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book taught me more about the time gap between the end of slavery and the beginning of the civil rights movement. It taught me more about jim crow laws and the "Separate but Equal." sayings.
I would really like to look into that time period and this book will tell you just about everything.

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Part of the African-American History series, this 48 page book introduces the topic of the civil rights movement in the US. It gives a little background on the Civil Rights movement, relates some of the history of slavery and discrimination, Brown vs. the Board of Education, some of the boycotts and other reactions to the unfair treatment of blacks, the impact of MLK Jr., and the legacy of the movement.
Some features include: primary source photographs and documents; multiple prompts and activity ideas for writing, reading, and critical thinking; charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, maps, a glossary, an index, and some limited suggestions of resources for additional information.
Other books in the series are: The Black Power Movement, The Jim Crow Era, The Reconstruction Era, Slavery in the United States, and African-American Culture.

[Jennings Peeler · Rating 4 out of 5]

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A good background book for middle grade readers. I read a public library copy and will be purchasing this book for my granddaughters.
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