Children's Nonfiction Social Activists
James Baldwin: Cambridge Debate Speech
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Company
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2019
- Category
- Social Activists
- Recommended Age
- 11
- Recommended Grade
- 6
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780778752547
- Publish Date
- Jan 2019
- List Price
- $10.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781427121837
- Publish Date
- Jan 2019
- List Price
- $29.36
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780778752394
- Publish Date
- Jan 2019
- List Price
- $29.36
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Description
James Baldwin was an author, social critic, and activist known for his deep understanding of race and class in the United States. This book introduces readers to his speech from a 1965 debate at Cambridge University in which he argues for racial equality in the civil rights era. The social and political circumstances of the era are discussed as well as Baldwin's persuasive argument that, despite contributing to the making of the United States, African Americans are not allowed to fully participate in the American Dream.
About the author
Rebecca Sjonger is the author of twenty-five non-fiction books for children and young adults, including Life in the Far North and The Life Cylce of a Bat, as well as other "Resource Links of the Year" selections. She lives in Huntsville, Ontario.
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