Common Reading Initiative Student Resources

Common Reading Initiative Student Resources

Here below are Student Resources for the Common Reading Initiative. Please click on the links for the PDF documents, thank you.

Introduction and bio for Wheatley Peters

Wheatley Chronology

One-Page Reading Guide

Audio Files

Research Archives

Wheatley Bibliography

These student resources were compiled by members of the 2021 SEA Program African American Panel Stream sub-committee:

Tara Bynum, University of Iowa, tara-bynum@uiowa.edu
Brigitte Fielder, University of Wisconsin, brigitte.fielder@gmail.com
Cassander L. Smith, University of Alabama, clsmith17@ua.edu

Members of the committee compiled the resources in consultation with Professor Honorée Jeffers, University of Oklahoma, honoree@honoreejeffers.com

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