The Racial Justice Movement

The Black American Journey
  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 7
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

This book examines the activism involved in the ongoing fight for racial justice in the United States. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary,a time line, a Think-About-It section, and an index.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 7
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Nonfiction
Category Social Studies
Copyright 2022
Publisher The Child's World, Inc.
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2021-08-01
BISACS JNF007020, JNF007050, JNF018010
Dewey 323
Graphics Full-color photographs, Historical photographs
Dimensions 8 x 9.5
Lexile 920
Guided Reading Level Z
ATOS Reading Level 5.9
ATOS Interest Level MG
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 512355
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Phonetics, Photo captions, Reviewed, Sources for further research, Suggested websites, and Table of contents
Online Resources



  • A Boy in a Hoodie
  • America’s Problem with Race
  • Stand Your Ground
  • We Matter... Our Lives Matter
  • “I Can’t Breathe!”
  • The Power of Social Media
  • Defund the Police?
  • A Tipping Point?
  • Think About It
  • Time Line
  • Glossary
  • Further Information
  • Index
Author: Kara L. Laughlin

Kara L. Laughlin lives in Virginia with her husband and three children. She is an award-winning poet and the author of more than sixty-five nonfiction books for kids.

Reviews

A noteworthy review of The Black American Journey from Booklist on September 1, 2021

The Black American Journey is the latest generation of the publisher’s Journey to Freedom: The African American Library series (circa 2000) and The African American Journey series (a decade later). Some of the recent books are entirely new, while others are revised editions. The… View →