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Child of the dream a memoir of 1963

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In January 1963, Sharon Robinson turns thirteen the night before George Wallace declares on national television "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" in his inauguration speech as governor of Alabama. It is the beginning of a year that will change the course of American histor...

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Main Author: Robinson, Sharon, 1950- (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2019.
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Robinson, Sharon, > 1950- > Childhood and youth > Juvenile nonfiction.
Robinson, Jackie, > 1919-1972 > Family > Juvenile nonfiction.
African American girls > Connecticut > Stamford > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
Stamford (Conn.) > Race relations > History > 20th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:In January 1963, Sharon Robinson turns thirteen the night before George Wallace declares on national television "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" in his inauguration speech as governor of Alabama. It is the beginning of a year that will change the course of American history. As the daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, Sharon has opportunities that most people would never dream of experiencing. Her family hosts multiple fund-raisers at their home in Connecticut for the work that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is doing. Sharon sees her first concert after going backstage at the Apollo Theater. And her whole family attends the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. But things don't always feel easy for Sharon. She is one of the only Black children in her wealthy Connecticut neighborhood. Her older brother, Jackie Robinson Jr., is having a hard time trying to live up to his father's famous name, causing some rifts in the family. And Sharon feels isolated-struggling to find her role in the civil rights movement that is taking place across the country. This is the story of how one girl finds her voice in the fight for justice and equality.
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Audience:Text Difficulty 3 - Text Difficulty 4
MG/Middle grades (4th-8th)
740
4.9
ISBN:9781338282825
Author Notes:Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, is the author of many acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction. She has written several books about her father, including Promises to Keep , Testing the Ice , The Hero Two Doors Down , and Jackie's Nine: Jackie Robinson's Values to Live By . She is also the author of the memoir Child of the Dream and the picture book Under the Same Sun about her family in Tanzania, as well as the middle-grade novels Safe at Home and Slam Dunk!

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