LLC Findaway World
Author
Series
Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 3
Language
English
Description
Four black children growing up in rural Mississippi during the Depression experience racial antagonisms and hard times, but learn from their parents the pride and self-respect they need to survive.
Author
Language
English
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Black Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
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Description
Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. Illustrations from oil paintings by artist Kadir Nelson.