Starring Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe as two FBI agents with conflicting methods for solving cases, this historical movie sheds light on America's deeply ingrained racial tensions during the Civil Rights Movement while providing an engrossing mystery at its core. Directed by Alan Parke...
An example of historical fiction is "Gone with the Wind." The book is set in the Civil War and the Reconstruction eras and follows the fictional character Scarlett and her romantic adventures, as well as her family's trials after the war. ...
This module will be of value to students of the slavery and the slave trade, the Early Republic and the road to the Civil War. Black Historical Newspapers Black newspapers were on the frontlines of the civil rights movement. Organizing boycotts and nationwide protests, fighting discriminatory ...
these historical fiction graphic novels are a fabulous addition to library, classroom and home bookshelves. As many of the titles share mature themes, careful consideration of the individual child and their tolerance of such themes is important. ...
The 20th century is rich with popular themes. Indeed, some are linked to the two World Wars, but others are set around the struggle that surrounded the Vietnam War and the social upheaval of the 1970s. The civil rights movement is starting to get the recognition it deserves in storytelling...
During the middle of the American Civil War, in January 1863, the people of the Russian Kingdom of Poland rose in arms against the... Continue Reading December 30, 2023 A Polish Christmas Eve In 1854 When I was a teenager, the rock band called The Doobie Brothers had a hit with the ...
Since the appearance of the first historical novel, Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley (1814), this type of fiction has remained popular. Though some historical novels, such as Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace (1865–69), are of the highest artistic quality, many of them are written to mediocre ...
"The First Ladies" is the second historical novel team-up between Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, telling the story of the unlikely friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune. The pair become good friends, bonded by their shared passion for pro...
One of my favorite picture book biographies published last year, Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball (Ages 6-10), also happens to be an excellent primer on the Civil Rights Movement. But you’d expect nothing left from the all-star team of Sibert Medalist, Jen Bryant, and...
I became aware ofBrotherless Nightwhen it wasshortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024, the winner of which will be announced at 6.45pm GMT on June 13th, 2024. When I read that it was about a young woman in Sri Lanka, in the time of approaching civil war, I recalled readin...