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A voice of hope : the Myrlie Evers-Williams story /

A first-ever picture book biography of civil rights hero Myrlie Evers-Williams. Myrlie Evers-Williams' voice is gentle yet strong, soft yet powerful. It is a soaring song of hope. Myrlie's voice didn't start out that way. She was born into the segregated South and the beautiful brown...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Salomon, Nadia (Author)
Other Authors: Ladd, London (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Philomel, 2024.
Subjects:
Evers-Williams, Myrlie > Juvenile literature.
Evers-Williams, Myrlie.
African American women > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American women > Biography.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
Civil rights activists.
Women > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.
Noires américaines > Biographies.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Biographies.
Noires américaines > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Civil rights activists > Biography.
Biographies.
Picture books.
Description
Summary:A first-ever picture book biography of civil rights hero Myrlie Evers-Williams. Myrlie Evers-Williams' voice is gentle yet strong, soft yet powerful. It is a soaring song of hope. Myrlie's voice didn't start out that way. She was born into the segregated South and the beautiful brown color of her skin made her a target for hate. It meant she didn't have the same opportunities as white children, and that meant her dream of playing music onstage one day would be harder to achieve.
Physical Description:38 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Awards:ALA Black Caucus Children & Youth Lit Award-Non-Fi, 2025 ; Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies, 2025
ISBN:9780593525913
0593525914