University is a period in your life when you have the opportunity to discover new experiences and broaden your perspectives. If you aspire to excel as a student in university, reading is an excellent starting point. There are certain books that are crucial for high school students to read as they offer the vital information, knowledge, and abilities required to thrive in both academics and life. We suggest a list of the best educational books that we believe high schoolers should read before starting their university journey...
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Writing a book report may seem overwhelming, but it's not as intimidating as it appears. Essentially, a book report serves as a condensed overview of a book's content, structure, and analysis. Its purpose is to showcase your comprehension of the book and its underlying themes. By composing a well-crafted book report, you can exhibit your ability to pay attention to details, grasp concepts, and think critically....
Book fair presentation about “Ruth and the Green Book”
10 Children’s Books That Help White Kids Understand What Children Of Color Are Up Against
Calvin’s book “Ruth and the Green Book” is featured among 10 children’s books that help white kids understand what children of color are up against.
“Calvin Alexander Ramsey’s book Ruth and the Green Book unveils the unfortunate treatment of blacks through the eyes of young Ruth who travels with her family from Chicago to Alabama using the help of The Green Book.”
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How the ‘Green Book’ saved black lives on the road
“The year is 1940. You are in a ’37 Buick, driving west on the Dixie Overland Highway. You plan to take it all the way to California, but as things stand, you might not even make it to the Texas border. For you are black, and you are deep in Alabama, and night is coming.
This is the land of strange fruit: Elizabeth Lawrence, an elderly black woman who’d chastised white children for throwing rocks at her, lynched in 1933; Otis Parham, 16, set upon by a mob that couldn’t find the perpetrator of an alleged attack on a white man in 1934. They killed Parham instead and threw his body into a ditch. You don’t have to know the names of Alabama’s recently murdered to feel the presence of their ghosts in the roadside thickets of longleaf pine.”
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The Green Book and the Black-Jewish Relationship During Segregation
“In Calvin Ramsey’s play, we meet Jacob, a Holocaust survivor, and Keith, a black traveling salesman who sells the Green Book. Both are guests at the home of a black family in Missouri. The play is set during the days of Jim Crow when travel wasn’t safe for people of color or religious minorities.”
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Green Book helped black Americans travel through segregation
“For much of the 20th century, African Americans were routinely refused service at many businesses. Victor Green, a New York City postal worker, created a travel guide called the “The Negro Motorist Green Book” that listed establishments that would not turn them away.”
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