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5 days ago · Audio Excerpt. Name Pronunciation with Kekla Magoon. Grade. 9-12. Genre. Realistic Fiction. Cultural Experience. African American. Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism.
HOW IT WENT DOWN is a masterwork by Kekla Magoon. The story is haunting, frustrating, and heartbreaking, just like the real-life stories of Trayvon Martin and other unarmed African American teens and men killed in shootings.
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How it Went Down is a work of young adult fiction written in 2014 by award-winning author Kekla Magoon. Though a work of fiction, the pressing narrative deals with the “postmortem account of a tragic shooting” ( Los Angeles Times ), and as such, is a well-needed critique of social reform and racial bias .
Oct 21, 2014 · When sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an uproar. Tariq was black. The shooter, Jack Franklin, is white. In the aftermath of Tariq's death, everyone has something to say, but no two accounts of the events line up.
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Oct 30, 2014 · In 'How It Went Down' by Kekla Magoon, a white bystander shoots a black teen in a convenience store with tragic consequences.
Kekla Magoon’s eye-opening work invites a new generation of readers grappling with injustices in the United States to learn from the Panthers’ history and courage, inspiring them to take their own place in the ongoing fight for justice.
