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Duncan, Alice FayeDuncan, Alice Faye
Summary: Combining poetry, prose and stunning illustrations to shine light on a forgotten slice of history, this civil rights book examines the little-known Tennessee's Fayette County Tent City Movement of the late 1950s and reveals what is possible when people unite and fight for the right to vote.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.1196 DUNDuncan, Alice Faye
Summary: Most people know Coretta Scott King as the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader. Coretta's march on freedom road made her a great leader, too. Alice Faye Duncan blends poetry and prose to follow Coretta from a challenging childhood in segregated Alabama, to music training in Boston, to her brave years as a wife, mother, and activist fighting for equal rights and her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KINCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB KING DUNDuncan, Alice Faye
Summary: Carol Olivia Clementine wishes her parents did not live so far away, but Mama Rose provides a home, loves her, and cares for her just like a mother would.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC DUNDuncan, Alice Faye
Summary: Recounts the 1968 sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tennessee, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his final speech to strikers the night before his assassination, and details the perseverance of strikers before and after his death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 331.892 DUNDuncan, Alice Faye
Summary: "The true story of Black activist Opal Lee and her vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone celebrates Black joy and inspires children to see their dreams blossom. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth, but she soon discovered that many Americans had never heard of the holiday that represents the nation's creed of "freedom for all. "Every year, Opal looked forward to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tommy Nelson, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2022
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Summary: "Traveling across the Mississippi Delta, Bo Willie searches blues landmarks like Dockery Farms and Beale Street for his missing dog.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2022