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Voice of freedom : Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the civil rights movement Cover Image Book Book

Voice of freedom : Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the civil rights movement / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes.

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- (author.). Holmes, Ekua, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Presents a collage-illustrated treasury of poems and spirituals inspired by the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780763665319
  • ISBN: 0763665312
  • Physical Description: 34 pages : illustrations ; 27 x 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Sunflower County, Mississippi -- Delta Blues -- Spoiled -- My mother taught me -- Fair -- Not everyone could move up north -- Worse off than dogs -- Motherhood -- Literacy test -- On the move -- The price of freedom -- SNCC ("Snick") -- The beating -- Injustice -- Running -- Freedom summer -- 1964 Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey -- Africa -- Washington -- Black power -- America's problem -- No rest -- Author's note -- Time line -- Source notes -- Selected bibliography -- Copyright acknowledgements.
Target Audience Note:
820L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 5.8 1 1 175361
Awards Note:
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 2016.
Caldecott Honor Book, 2016.
John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award, 2016.

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Genre: Picture books for children.
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Allentown Public Library J B HAMER, F. (Text) 34455006120097 Juv Biography Available -
Bethlehem Main Library jB-H (HAMER) (Text) 33062008616170 Juv Biography Available -

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