Now Is Your Time!: The African-American Struggle for Freedom
by Walter Dean Myers
Walter Dean Myers writes "Before you go forward, you must know where you have been."... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1992
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1030L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Lists With This Book
- Slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction
Our Original Resources 6

Meet-the-Author Movie with Walter Dean Myers
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Walter Dean Myers about Now Is Your Time!
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Walter Dean Myers
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Author Winner, 1992

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Nonfiction Honor, 1992

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1991
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