Why We Can't Wait | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Birmingham, Alabama - This place is where the Negro Revolution of 1963 takes place.

Emancipation Proclamation - This document was signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1863.

The Negro Revolution - This name is used to describe the movement that culminates in the Birmingham demonstrations.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - This organization promotes the cause of civil rights for disadvantaged persons.

Montgomery, Alabama - This place is where Rosa Parks refused to go to the back of the bus in 1955.

Lunch counters - This is a place where shoppers...
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