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Children By Dorothy Strickland Celebrates the joy and struggles of being young, the pride in being black, and above all the love we feel for others as we discover ourselves. Enjoy poems, and what about a full-length play! |
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Tar
Beach By Faith Ringgold Can you fly above your rooftop? Eight-year-old Cassie Louise Lightfoot, has a dream adventure where she flies above her apartment-building rooftop, looking down on 1939 Harlem. |
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Passing Through by Anne Rockwell The inspiring story of how a woman, born a slave with no status or dignity, transformed herself into one of the most powerful voices of the abolitionist movement. Sojourner Truth traveled the country in the latter half of the 19th century, speaking out against slavery. |
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Ragtime
Tumpie by Alan Schroeder Imagine living during the Harlem Renaissance! Ragtime Tumpie longs to find the opportunity to dance. She finally gets a chance to dance in a contest put on by the old Medicine Man and will later become the famous dancer Josephine Baker. |
