Aaron Murdock Text Set READ 3302 Dr.

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Text Set: The Civil Rights Movement

For this text set about the Civil Rights, I gathered all of the selections from Joyner Librarys Teaching Resources Center. This section in Joyner Library has a great area called the Ronnie Barnes African-American Resource Collection, which houses books about and by African-Americans. Though not all of the following titles came from the Ronnie Barnes Collection, it is a useful place to look if trying to find books about the Civil Rights. As stated earlier, this text set revolves around the Civil Rights Movement that occurred in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s. The primary text was Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins. After reading that book, the other texts were selected specifically because they dealt with an important topic surrounding the Civil Rights. The book genres include biographical, historical fiction, and poetry.

Adler, D. (2008). Heroes for civil rights. New York: Holiday House.
Grade Level: 7.6 Genre: Biography Summary: This book contains biographies on various people or groups of people who played a major role during the Civil Rights Movement. Each biography is about a page long and includes a portrait with the text.

Weatherford, C. B., & Ladwig, T. (2010). The beatitudes, from slavery to civil rights. Eerdmans Books For Young Readers.
Grade Level: 3 Genre: Historical Poetry Summary: This book is written as a poem. It begins with the transfer of slaves from Africa to America, and progresses to the present day, highlighting various struggles African Americans have faced.

Johnson, A., & Velasquez, E. (2005). A sweet smell of roses. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Grade Level: 3 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: This book is about two sisters who march in a protest with other African Americans under the guidance of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Faulkner, M. (2008). A taste of colored water. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Grade Level: 3 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: This book is about two, young, cousins who are told of a colored water bubbler (water fountain). Intrigued by the possibility of different colored and flavored water, they set out to see it for themselves.

Weatherford, C. B., & Lagarrigue, J. (2008). Freedom on the menu, the greensboro sit-ins. Puffin.
Grade Level: 3.2 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: This book is about a little girl who experiences a sit-in by four African American boys. This sit-in sparks a pattern in the south, leading to the integration of public places.