Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
by Kekla Magoon
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2021
Word Count 72,633
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1200L
- ATOS Reading Level: 9.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 515520, 14 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Politics and government--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Blacks--Juvenile literature
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION--People & Places--United States--African American & Black
- Civil rights movements--Juvenile literature
- Black power
- Black power--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Politics and government
- African Americans--Juvenile literature
- Black people
- Civil rights movements--History--20th century
- Black Panther Party--History
- Noirs américains--Droits--Histoire--20e siècle--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Noirs américains--Politique et gouvernement--20e siècle--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Black Panther Party
- Black Panther Party--History--Juvenile literature
- Black power--History--20th century
- United States
- Black power--Juvenile literature
- Personnes noires--Histoire--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century
- Black people--History--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Civil rights
- Black power--États-Unis--Histoire--20e siècle--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- African Americans--Politics and government--20th century
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography--Political
- Mouvements des droits de l'homme--États-Unis--Histoire--20e siècle--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION--United States--History--20th century
- Civil rights movements
- African Americans--Civil rights--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Black Experiences
- Black Characters and Social Themes
- Black Consciousness Principles
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Kekla Magoon about Revolution in Our Time
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 3

Video Book Reading narrated by Kekla Magoon
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Video Book Reading narrated by Kekla Magoon
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Tyla Collier
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Awards & Distinctions 13

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2023; Reference Selection, 2022

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2022

Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature, 2016-2025
Honor, 2022

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Author Honor, 2022

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2022

Michael L. Printz Award, 2000-2025
Honor, 2022

BCALA Children and Youth Literary Awards, 2021-2025
Nonfiction Honor, 2022

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
History Selection, 2021

Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2021

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2021

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2021
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