书目

NowIsYourTime!TheAfrican-AmericanStruggleforFreedom

内容简介

"HistoryhasmademeanAfricanAmerican.ItisanAfricathatIhavecomefrom,andanAmericathatIhavehelpedtocreate."SincetheywerefirstbroughtascaptivestoVirginia,thepeoplewhowouldbecomeAfricanAmericanshavestruggledforfreedom.ThousandsfoughtfortherightsofallAmericansduringtheRevolutionaryWar,andfortheirownrightsduringtheCivilWar.Onthebattlefield,througheducation,andthroughtheircreativegenius,theyhaveworkedtowardonegoal:thattherightsoflife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappinessbedeniednoone.FiredbythelegacyofmenandwomenlikeAbdalRahmanIbrahima,IdaB.Wells,andGeorgeLatimer,thestrugglecontinuestoday.HereisAfrican-Americanhistory,toldthroughthestoriesofthepeoplewhoseexperienceshaveshapedandcontinuetoshapetheAmericainwhichwelive.

作者简介

WalterDeanMyersistheNationalAmbassadorforYoungPeople'sLiterature,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofMonster,andwinnerofthefirstMichaelL.PrintzAward.ThecriticallyacclaimedauthorofKick,Lockdown,DopeSick,Game,StreetLove,TheAutobiographyofMyDeadBrother,HandbookforBoys,andBadBoy,heisconsideredoneofthepreeminentwritersforchildren.Walter'snovelshooteristheinspirationforthefilmCase219.Hislatestpicture-bookcollaborationwithhisson,ChristopherMyers,WeAreAmerica:ATributefromtheHeart,isalovelettertotheUnitedStatesthatreimagineswhatitmeanstobeanAmerican.Visitwww.who-is-america.comtofindoutmore!WalterlivesinJerseyCity,NewJersey,withhisfamily.

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