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Author : Rita L. Hubbard
Release : 2018
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 695/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Hammering for Freedom by : Rita L. Hubbard
Download or read book Hammering for Freedom written by Rita L. Hubbard. This book was released on 2018. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspirational story of William "Bill" Lewis, a hardworking blacksmith who slowly saved his money to free his family--Publisher-provided summary.
Author : Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Release : 2020-01-07
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 308/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by : Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Download or read book The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read written by Rita Lorraine Hubbard. This book was released on 2020-01-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine learning to read at the age of 116! Discover the true story of Mary Walker, the nation's oldest student who did just that, in this picture book from a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator and a rising star author. In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was married and had her first child. By age 68, she had worked numerous jobs, including cooking, cleaning, babysitting, and selling sandwiches to raise money for her church. At 114, she was the last remaining member of her family. And at 116, she learned to read. From Rita Lorraine Hubbard and rising star Oge More comes the inspirational story of Mary Walker, a woman whose long life spanned from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement, and who--with perseverance and dedication--proved that you're never too old to learn.
Author : Laura Warren Hill
Release : 2021-04-15
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 424/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Strike the Hammer by : Laura Warren Hill
Download or read book Strike the Hammer written by Laura Warren Hill. This book was released on 2021-04-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On July 24, 1964, chaos erupted in Rochester, New York. Strike the Hammer examines the unrest—rebellion by the city's Black community, rampant police brutality—that would radically change the trajectory of the Civil Rights movement. After overcoming a violent response by State Police, the fight for justice, in an upstate town rooted in black power movements, was reborn. That resurgence owed much to years of organizing and resistance in the community. Laura Warren Hill examines Rochester's long Civil Rights history and, drawing extensively on oral accounts of the northern, urban community, offers rich and detailed stories of the area's protest tradition. Augmenting oral testimonies with records from the NAACP, SCLC, and the local FIGHT, Strike the Hammer paints a compelling picture of the foundations for the movement. Now, especially, this story of struggle for justice and resistance to inequality resonates. Hill leads us to consider the social, political, and economic environment more than fifty years ago and how that founding generation of activists left its mark on present-day Rochester.
Author : Rita L. Hubbard
Release : 2007
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 151/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis African Americans of Chattanooga by : Rita L. Hubbard
Download or read book African Americans of Chattanooga written by Rita L. Hubbard. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in 1541 with Hernando De Soto's Spanish expedition for gold, African Americans have held a prominent place in Chattanooga's history. Author Rita Lorraine Hubbard chronicles the ways African Americans have shaped Chattanooga, and presents inspirational achievements that have gone largely unheralded over the years. Did you know that Chattanooga is: * the hometown of the first African American appointed to lead counsel on a Supreme Court case * the home of the nation's oldest student, who learned to read at age 116 * the home of the African American blacksmith who put shackles on the "Andrew's Raiders" after the Great Locomotive Chase * the site of one of the first integrated police departments in the South... and so much more!
Author : Carole Boston Weatherford
Release : 2018-12-24
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 254/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer by : Carole Boston Weatherford
Download or read book Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer written by Carole Boston Weatherford. This book was released on 2018-12-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2016 Caldecott Honor Book A 2016 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book A 2016 John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner Stirring poems and stunning collage illustrations combine to celebrate the life of Fannie Lou Hamer, a champion of equal voting rights. “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.” Despite fierce prejudice and abuse, even being beaten to within an inch of her life, Fannie Lou Hamer was a champion of civil rights from the 1950s until her death in 1977. Integral to the Freedom Summer of 1964, Ms. Hamer gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention that, despite President Johnson’s interference, aired on national TV news and spurred the nation to support the Freedom Democrats. Featuring vibrant mixed-media art full of intricate detail, Voice of Freedom celebrates Fannie Lou Hamer’s life and legacy with a message of hope, determination, and strength.
