Spotlight: On America African Americans

Grades: 5-8 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. 96 pages. 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 Hero's, 1865-1940 The Civil Rights Movement 1945-1970 Movements and Movers in the Civil Rights Movement