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Freedom School, Yes! was written by Amy Littlesugar and illustrated by Floyd Cooper. The book has 48 pages and it was published in January 15th 2001 by Philomel Books.
Floyd Cooper received a Coretta Scott King Honor for his illustrations in Brown Honey In Broomwheat Tea and I Have Heard Of A Land. Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mr. Cooper received a degree in fine arts from the University of Oklahoma. In 1984 he came to New York City to pursue a career as an illustrator of books and now lives in Easton, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two sons. [1]
Summary
The story tells about a young African American girl named Jolie, she has a lot to be scared about since the new Freedom School teacher, Annie, came to town. Bricks thrown through windows in the dead of night, notes filled with hate, and now a fire has burnt down the church where Annie was supposed to start teaching tomorrow! Without the church, how can she possibly teach Jolie and the other townspeople about black poets and artists, historians and inventors? Unless the people themselves fight back [3]
Pros
Some comments was made by Good Reads' members online site. The book is historical fiction based on research. More than 600 young people both black and white volunteered for the 1964 Mississippi Summer Project. One of the readers said that this book would be great to read in a 2nd-5th grade classroom. Not only does it discuss diversity, but it is also a historical fiction text. Students can learn about the different events in history that are important to the American culture. It is great to read to the class during Black History month or when talking about history. It teaches a lot of lessons. If you wanted to talk about bravery, standing up for what you believe, value of education, and not giving up. The students will be able to see the many changes from history to now. As an activity to go along with this book, the students could learn more about different historical events that happened like slavery for example. Another activity students could do is to write and reflect about their feelings towards everything that happened to the school and Jolie’s house. They could write about how they think they felt or give them words of encouragement during the rough times. [1]Freedom School, Yes!. Retrieved February 10th, 2021</ref>
It is a true story to courage that teaches some readers about the history, struggle, and suffering African-American went through. The historical story became authentics because it is includes interviews with people actually involved in struggle. Coopers brings the characters to life by adding meaning the story. [4][hhttps://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/CBPR/id/835/ Freedom School, Yes! by Devi Chitrapu]. Retrieved February 10th, 2021</ref>
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- ↑ Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon by Ruth Forman. Retrieved February 10th, 2021
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