THEME 17
Race and Ethnicity in the Melting Pot
(ISBN-10: 1-4282-6249-0)
James Baldwin (1924–1987)
Sonny’s Blues
Malcolm X (1925–1965)
The Ballot or the Bullet
Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000)
To the Young Who Want to Die
Rita Dove (b. 1952)
Wingfoot Lake
Sherman Alexie (b. 1966)
Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix
Play “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock
Amy Tan (b. 1952)
Alien Relative
Richard Rodriguez (b. 1944)
From Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood
Ana Menéndez (b. 1970)
In Cuba I was a German Shepherd