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Linda Brown, you are not alone the Brown v. Board of Education decision : a collection

A collection of personal reflections, stories and poems of 10 well-known children's authors, who were themselves young people in 1954 when the Supreme Court handed down the decision to desegregate public schools. Their varied experiences and viewpoints offer a window to that period in our history.

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Other Authors: Thomas, Joyce Carol, James, Curtis, 1966-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, c2003.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
Race relations > Juvenile nonfiction.
United States > History > 1953-1961 > Juvenile nonfiction.
United States > Race relations > Juvenile nonfiction.
African Americans > Civil rights > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:A collection of personal reflections, stories and poems of 10 well-known children's authors, who were themselves young people in 1954 when the Supreme Court handed down the decision to desegregate public schools. Their varied experiences and viewpoints offer a window to that period in our history.
Physical Description:xxi, 114 p. : col. ill. ; cm.
Audience:5-7.
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection.
ISBN:0786808217 (trade ed.) :
0786826401 (lib. ed.)
Author Notes:Joyce Carol Thomas was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma in May 1938. She received a bachelor's degree in Spanish and a master's degree in education. She was a poet, playwright, and children's book author. Her first young-adult novel, Marked by Fire, was published in 1982 and won the National Book Award for children's fiction in 1983. Her other young adult novels include Bright Shadow and House of Light. Her illustrated poetry collections include The Blacker the Berry and Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea, both of which were honored by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards. In 1987, Marked by Fire was adapted into a gospel musical Abyssinia. She died from cirrhosis of the liver August 13, 2016 at the age of 78.

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