Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, The Great Migration North, Chicago, Illinois, 1919
By Patricia McKissack
Interest Level
Grades 6 - 8
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 6.5
Lexile Measure®: 680
DRA: 50
Guided Reading: V
Genre
- Diaries and Journals
- Historical Fiction
- Dictionaries
- Series
Theme/Subject
- African American History
- Slavery, Underground Railroad, Abolition
- Courage, Bravery, Heroism
- Social Studies through Literature
- Tolerance and Acceptance
- Prejudice and Tolerance Experiences
- Survival
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About This Book
As Nellie Lee and her family experience many changes during the year 1919, she turns to her diary to record her feelings. The family survives lynchings in middle Tennessee, a move to Chicago, and race riots with dignity and love.About the Authors or Illustrators
Full-time writer, Patricia McKissack and her husband Fredrick L. McKissack have written over one hundred books about the African-American experience.
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