Armstrong, William H.
Sounder
. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1969. A strong determination to survive keeps this sharecropping family from being destroyed in the face of poverty. An intriguing story whose central characters are a young boy and the family dog.
Hansberry, Lorraine.
A Raisin In The Sun
. New York: American Library, 1958. A vivid dramatic presentation of a black family in Chicago planning to move into a white neighborhood.
Lee, Harper.
To Kill A Mocking Bird
. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1960. This book is about life in the South soon after the Civil War. A major incident in the plot is the unsuccessful attempt of a Black man to obtain justice on a false rape charge.
Lester, Julius.
To Be A Slave
. New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc., 1968. Students will be enlightened by these actual accounts of slaves as they describe the trials and tribulations of that notorious institution of the South.
Twain, Mark.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
. Chicago: The American Publishing Co., 1876. This story shows not only the coming of age of a young boy growing up on the Mississippi River but also the attitudes of whites towards blacks as well as the class structure among whites.