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African American students African American students Biography Juvenile literature Delta, Région du (Mississ.) Relations raciales Histoire 20e siècle Garçons adolescents noirs américains Crimes contre Mississippi Meurtre Aspect social Mississippi Delta, Région du Mémoire collective Mississippi Delta, Région du Race discrimination Race discrimination United States Juvenile literature Racisme à l'égard des personnes noires Politique gouvernementale Mississippi Spelling beesFilter By Subjects
African American students African American students Biography Juvenile literature Delta, Région du (Mississ.) Relations raciales Histoire 20e siècle Garçons adolescents noirs américains Crimes contre Mississippi Meurtre Aspect social Mississippi Delta, Région du Mémoire collective Mississippi Delta, Région du Race discrimination Race discrimination United States Juvenile literature Racisme à l'égard des personnes noires Politique gouvernementale Mississippi Spelling beesWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 COXCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 COXThompson, Wright
Summary: "A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till that lays bare how forces from around the world converged on the Mississippi Delta in the long lead-up to the crime, and how the truth was erased for so long"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2024