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Have you looked at Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Curtis?  Or Bud, not
Buddy - same author?  They don't really go with the timeline but are good
examples of that subject.



On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 8:32 AM Schauff, Kristine via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hello Hive mind,
>
> I need help finding a replacement title for a student whose Mennonite
> culture and the next unit of study in her English class is on the Harlem
> Renaissance.  All of the black authors and titles selected by the teacher
> have the 'N' word and other assorted swear words.  The class just finished
> "The Great Gatsby" and they are watching the movie.  The student said it
> made her feel uncomfortable so she is sitting in the library for the
> duration of the movie.  The teacher is pretty sure she will not want to
> read any of the titles she has selected for the Harlem Renaissance unit.
> Any ideas?  The titles the teacher has selected are:  Uncle Tom's Children,
> Native Son, Black Boy, The Ways of White Folks, and Their Eyes were
> Watching God.  One of the major purposes of the unit is to experience via
> literature the feelings of the persons of color--so discomfort is part of
> the project.  I thought perhaps middle school level fiction?
>
> Criteria:  Black author, 1920-30s time frame, addresses racism/inequities
> in society
>
> Thank you so much!
> *---------*
> *Mrs. Kristine Schauff,* Library Media Specialist
>
> Rock Falls High School
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Thanks!
Beth Bendele
SILT Chap Rep
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