Dawson, Keila V.
Summary: "A nonfiction picture book about The Green Book, a travel guide for African Americans during segregation, and the man who wrote it"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: [Beaming Books] 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.896 DAWDavis, Hasan
Summary: "Thomas Jefferson's Corps of Discovery included Captains Lewis and Clark and a crew of 28 men to chart a route from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. All the crew but one volunteered for the mission. York, the enslaved man taken on the journey, did not choose to go. Slaves did not have choices. York's contributions to the expedition, however, were invaluable. The captains came to rely on York's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 YORRedgrave, Naida
Summary: Mary Seacole is now known for her medical work in the Crimean war, and as a brilliant woman who combated the racial prejudice she experienced in her lifetime. But for a long time her story was lost. From growing up in Kingston, Jamaica as the daughter of a doctress to helping soldiers in the war, discover the details of the amazing life that Mary Seacole led in this beautifully illustrated book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020