PROJECT 7: HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?
By Tammy Wicks
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Coleman, Evelyn (1996). White socks only.
Morton Grove. IL: Albert Whitman and Co.
Synopsis: Community rallies for the rights of a young African-American girl.
Freedman, Florence (1971). Two tickets to freedom.
New York: Simon and Schuster.
Synopsis: A true story of Ellen and William Craft and their journey to freedom.
Johnson, Dolores (1997). Now let me fly: The story of a Slave family.
New York: Aladdin books.
Synopsis: A family account of slavery and challenges each member faces.
Johnston, Tony (1996). The wagon.
New York: Tambourine Books.
Synopsis: A boy's account of being a slave and then set free my Lincoln.
Monjo, F.N. (1970). The drinking gourd.
New York: Harper and Row.
Synopsis: A young boy and his father help slaves on the underground railroad when they are found in the barn.
Taylor, Mildred D. (1990). Mississippi bridge.
New York: Dial Books for Young Readers.
Synopsis: A community must come together to save a bus load of passengers who crash in a raging river.
Turner, Ann Warren (1995). Nettie's Trip South.
New York: Aladdin Books.
Synopsis: A young girls account of the south before the civil war and the slaves she encounters
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For additional information or comments about these Learning Activities, contact:
Dr. Joy N. Stapleton, Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction: Elementary and Middle Grades Education, School of Education, East Carolina University.
