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A long time coming : a lyrical biography of race in America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama /

This YA biography-in-verse of six important Black Americans from different eras, including Ona Judge, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barack Obama, chronicles the diverse ways each fought racism and shows how much--and how little--has changed for Black A...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shepard, Ray Anthony (Author)
Other Authors: Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2023]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > History > Juvenile literature.
Racism > United States > Juvenile literature.
United States > Race relations > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Violence against > Juvenile literature.
Young adult literature.
African Americans > Violence against.
Racism.
United States > Race relations.
Noirs américains > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Noirs américains > Histoire > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Racisme > États-Unis > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Littérature pour jeunes adultes.
African Americans
African Americans > Violence against
Race relations
Racism
Young adult literature
United States
Prose poems.
Biographical poetry.
prose poems.
Biographical poetry
Biographies
Creative nonfiction
History
Juvenile works
Prose poems
Creative nonfiction.
Essais fictionnels.
Poèmes en prose.
Poésie biographique.
Description
Summary:This YA biography-in-verse of six important Black Americans from different eras, including Ona Judge, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barack Obama, chronicles the diverse ways each fought racism and shows how much--and how little--has changed for Black Americans since our country's founding.
Physical Description:333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-323) and index.
ISBN:9781662680663
166268066X