Selections from the Black: Book 1

Introductory Selection

"nigger," Dick Gregory"Jubilee," Margaret Walker"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," Maya Angelou"Colored People," Henry Louis Gates, Jr."A View from the Mountaintop," Martin Luther King, Jr."Disappearing Acts," Terry McMillan"Writings of Frederick Douglass," Frederick Douglass"The Boy Who Painted Christ Black," John Henrik Clarke"How to Win at Basketball: Cheat," Bill Cosby"A Raisin in the Sun," Lorraine Hansberry"Funeral of a Whale," J. Benibengor Blay"The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Gustavus Vassa," OlaudahEquiano"The Color Purple," Alice Walker"Reggie," Reggie Jackson"Growing Up Black in Rural Mississippi," Chalmers Archer, Jr."Dust Tracks on a Road," Zora Neale Hurston"Black Boy," Richard Wright"The Last Train North," Clifton L. Taulbert"Lay Bare the Heart," James Farmer

Bibliography

Words-per-Minute Table

Progress Graph

Comprehension Skills Profile

Establish reading skills, social perspective, and pride—all at the same time!

• Diverse reading selections, with authentic voices of the black experience—past and present—motivate the mature reader
• Four readability levels allow older students to work at the level right for them
• Focus on study skills and writing in every lesson helps students become better learners