Spotlight on America: African Americans, 8-1/2" x 11"
Enrich content area reading and encourage students to take an in-depth view of the people and events of specific eras of American history. Nonfiction reading comprehension is emphasized along with research, writing, critical thinking, history, and geography. A readers' theater is also included. Topics include: • African Americans in Early America • Leaders Before the Civil War • War, Reconstruction, and Segregation • Leaders from the Civil War to the Great Depression • African American Heroes, 1865-1940 • The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1970 • Moments and Movers in the Civil Rights Movement

Grade Level: 5, 6, 7, 8