The Bluest Eye and Our Kind of People

Welcome: The Bluest Eye and Our Kind of People
Description: The Bluest Eye, a Common Core 11-12 grade text exemplar, by Toni Morrison provides students a chance to explore African American identity and standards of beauty. Our Kind of People, written by Lawrence Otis Graham, takes a historical and biographical look into the world of upper class blacks whose lives deeply contrast that of our main character in The Bluest Eye.
Grade Level: 9-12
Curriculum: English / Language Arts
Keywords: The Bluest Eye, Our Kind of People, racism, poverty, black, beauty, elitism, prejudice, colorism
Author(s): Briana Brown