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Freedom school, yes!

When their house is attacked because her mother volunteered to take in the young white woman who has come to teach black children at the Freedom School, Jolie is afraid, but she overcomes her fear after learning the value of education.

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Main Author:	Littlesugar, Amy
Other Authors:	Cooper, Floyd
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Philomel Books, 2000.
Subjects:	Mississippi Freedom Schools > Juvenile fiction. Race relations > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	When their house is attacked because her mother volunteered to take in the young white woman who has come to teach black children at the Freedom School, Jolie is afraid, but she overcomes her fear after learning the value of education.
Physical Description:	1 v.: ill.
ISBN:	0399230068
Author Notes:	Amy Littlesugar , who was only ten during the Mississippi Freedom School Summer Project, interviewed teachers, volunteers, and even folk singers to tell this story. And one thing they all agreed on was how much courage it took to make certain the people of Mississippi-young and old-got the chance to learn. Littlesugar has written many other books for children, including Tree of Hope , Shake Rag , and Marie in Fourth Position . She lives in Columbia, Maryland. Floyd Cooper always dreamed of becoming an artist, and he ultimately illustrated dozens of books for children. He received a Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations in The Blacker the Berry and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his illustrations in Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea and I Have Heard of a Land . . .