African American Voices

By Deborah Gillan Straub

African Americans have a rich history of oratory, from the fiery abolitionist Frederick Douglass to the comedy of Bill Cosby. Your students can sample it all with African American Voices. This 2-vol. set brings together a variety of full-text and excerpted speeches and other oral presentations. Entries are arranged by speaker and include an introduction providing context. Each speech is presented with explanatory sidebars and illustrations, including portraits, maps, reproductions of handbills and more.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810394979
• ISBN13: 9780810394971
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: UXL
• Length: 2 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 11.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7