![]() The students will need basic background on what voting is, how it works, and the importance of voting, as well as background as to why black people couldn’t vote in the 1950s and 1960s (when the book took place). Michael votes on behalf of his granddaddy and votes for everyone else who wasn’t able to. The book then goes to Michael as an adult voting for the first time. The police officer then ripped up his ballot, and the two walked away defeated and granddaddy crying. Shortly after, a police officer asked granddaddy if he could read, which granddaddy couldn’t. Once granddaddy got his ballot, he expressed to Michael how it was the happiest day of his life. His granddaddy kept telling Michael to be patient and saying their time will come. They both dressed up and the voting polls had huge lines and they kept on getting cut by white voters. Michael was only a child and would work on a farm with his granddaddy. ![]() ![]() Genre: Historical fiction, Children’s, Culutral, Picture Books, African American, historical, Familyĭescriptive Annotation: Michael remembers the time his granddaddy took him to the voting polls. Tags/Themes: Diversity, Emotion, Family, Historical Fiction Publisher and Year: Candlewick Press 2015 Title: Granddaddy’s Turn : A Journey To The Ballot Box ![]()
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