Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Linda Brown, you are not alone the Brown v. Board of Education decision : a collection edited by Joyce Carol Thomas ; illustrations by Curtis James. - 1st ed. - New York Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, c2003 - xxi, 114 p. col. ill. ; cm.

Who is Linda Brown? ; Introduction / Joyce Carol Thomas -- Wonamona / Jerry Spinelli -- Desegregation ; Legacy / Eloise Greenfield -- Anthony / Lois Lowry -- St. Louis / Quincy Troupe -- The prophet / Katherine Paterson -- Stormy weather / Joyce Carol Thomas -- Mike and me / Michael Cart -- Color blind / Ishmael Reed -- The awakening / Jean Craighead George -- My dear colored people / Leona Nicholas Welch.

A collection of personal reflections, stories and poems of 10 well-known children 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.

560L

0786808217 (trade ed.) : 0786826401 (lib. ed.)


African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.


Race relations.
United States--History--1953-1961.
United States--Race relations

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