Mississippi Challenge
by Mildred Pitts Walter
A powerful account of the century of struggle by African-Americans for the right... read more
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1996
Word Count 39,272
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1120L
- ATOS Reading Level: 9.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 14827, 8 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights
- African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi
- Mississippi
- African Americans
- History
- Civil rights movements--Mississippi--History--Juvenile literature
- Race relations
- Civil rights movements--Mississippi--History
- Civil rights movements
- Mississippi--Race relations--Juvenile literature
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Mildred Pitts Walter about Mississippi Challenge
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2024
Winner, 1993
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 1993
CCBC Choices
Selection, 1992
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