101 Changemakers: Rebels and Radicals Who Changed U. S. History
101 Changemakers: Rebels and Radicals Who Changed U. S. History
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Annotation: Profiles one hundred and one people who have enacted social change in the United States, including Susan B. Anthony, Cesar Chavez, and Bob Dylan.
Genre: [Biographies]
 
Reviews: 3
Catalog Number: #112235
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: Consortium
Copyright Date: 2012
Edition Date: 2012 Release Date: 11/06/12
Pages: ix, 215 pages
ISBN: 1-608-46156-4
ISBN 13: 978-1-608-46156-1
Dewey: 920
LCCN: 2012034044
Dimensions: 29 cm.
Language: English
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ALA Booklist (Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 CST 2012)

Though this populous gallery of radicals includes the usual suspects like Susan B. Anthony, César Chávez, and Malcolm X, it focuses far more on lesser-known figures active in the abolition of slavery; the labor union and environmental movements; and the struggles to equalize civil rights for African Americans, women, immigrants, and the LGBT community. Each of the chronologically arranged entries includes a large picture, a brief account of experiences or achievements, a biographical time line, study questions, and enhancement activities that range from suggested readings to "write your own jailhouse letter." Dubbing Frederick Douglass a freedom fighter and Albert Parsons a "martyr" of the Haymarket riot, the language betrays a leftist slant do some of the questions: "Can you think of other times in history when the government has used patriotism to drum up support for war?" Still, these introductions to Studs Terkel ("the world's greatest listener"), Fred Korematsu, Tecumseh, Francis Perkins, Bob Dylan, transgender activist Sylvia Rae Rivera, and others will give even well-read students a new angle on our country's history.

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Reading Level: 7.0
Interest Level: 7-12

In the great tradition of Howard Zinn, 101 Changemakers offers a "peoples' history" version of the individuals who have shaped our country for middle school students. In the place of founding fathers, presidents, and titans of industry, are profiles of those who courageously fought for social justice in America: Tecumseh, Harriet Tubman, Mark Twain, César Chávez, Rachel Carson, Harvey Milk, Henry Wallace, and many more. 101 Changemakers aims to provide young students with new ways of understanding how history is written and made.


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