Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Voice That Challenged a Nation - Marian Anderson and the Struggle For Equal Rights

Author: Russell Freedman

Why Selected: Award winner and author suggestion

Literary Merit: Non-Fiction account of a famous African-American female singer and her struggle with Civil Rights and segregation. Well written story that reads a lot better than other Non-Fiction.

Share: A lesson on humanities or to study the civil right movement.

Appeal: Grades 3-6 and maybe higher.

Awards: Sibert - 2005

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