Color Me Dark The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- ReligionSupportingChristian
- Race & cultureCentral
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- Profanity
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Color Me Dark The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Nellie's uncle is killed, apparently by the Ku Klux Klan, lynchings are part of the setting, and a 1919 race riot in Chicago leaves many dead and injured. The story includes a mysterious death by the Klan, the threat of lynching, a friend drowning while rocks are thrown, and days of rioting in the streets.
Does Color Me Dark The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North have violence?
Found (Supporting): Nellie's uncle is killed, apparently by the Ku Klux Klan, lynchings are part of the setting, and a 1919 race riot in Chicago leaves many dead and injured.
Does Color Me Dark The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The story includes a mysterious death by the Klan, the threat of lynching, a friend drowning while rocks are thrown, and days of rioting in the streets.
Does Color Me Dark The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North have religion?
Found (Supporting, Christian): Faith is part of the family's life in Chicago, where a church leader, Reverend Prince, mentors Nellie Lee and her sister.
Does Color Me Dark The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North have race & culture?
Found (Central): The story is built around racism in 1919: segregation and Klan violence in Tennessee, a race riot in Chicago, and prejudice about skin colour and class within the Black community.
Does Color Me Dark The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Color Me Dark The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Color Me Dark The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Color Me Dark The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Color Me Dark The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
