Cecile's Brother: The Anti-Lynching Movement
Cecile's Brother: The Anti-Lynching Movement
As racial violence sweeps the nation in the early 1900s, the NAACP and other organizations advocate against extrajudicial lynching against numerous African-American citizens. Cecile’s Brother tells the story of a young Black activist who uses her privilege to pass for white to seek justice for her brother’s lynching and help the NAACP campaign for anti-lynching legislation in the U.S. As Cecile investigates, she explores the underground economy of lynchings and uses evidence of that economy to her advantage. After reading this book, you will understand how African American activists and their allies confronted racial violence, how the NAACP mobilized against lynching, and how media shaped—and was shaped by—the struggle for justice in early 20th-century America.
Details
24-page book
1 historian interview
10 workbook questions
For grades 7-12
