Let It Shine
Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 8, 2013
2001 Coretta Scott King Honor Book Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus and sparked a boycott that changed America.
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- Who it’s for
- Ten portraits trace how Black women’s courage and convictions helped light the path to freedom.
- Themes
- Courage amid oppression, Civil rights activism, Speaking out for one's beliefs
- Genres
- Social Activist Biographies for Kids, Biographies of Women for Kids, Civil & Human Rights
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2001 Coretta Scott King Honor Book Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus and sparked a boycott that changed America. Harriet Tubman helped more than three hundred slaves escape the South on the Underground Railroad. Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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The lives these women led are part of an incredible story about courage in the face of oppression; about the challenges and triumphs of the battle for civil rights; and about speaking out for what you believe in--even when it feels like no one is listening. Andrea Davis Pinkney's moving text and Stephen Alcorn's glorious portraits celebrate the lives of ten bold women who lit the path to freedom for generations. Includes biographies of Sojournor Truth, Biddy Mason, Harriet Tubman, Ida B.Wells-Barnett, Mary McLeod Bethune, Ella Josephine Baker, Dorothy Irene Height, Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Shirley Chisholm.
Courage in Action
Ten portraits trace how Black women’s courage and convictions helped light the path to freedom.
Come here for
- Stories of women who challenged oppression and spoke out for what they believed
- A window into the struggle for civil rights through ten lives
Expect
- Moving text paired with portraits by Stephen Alcorn
- Biographical snapshots spanning generations of freedom fighters
Where it sits
| Social Activist Biographies for Kids | 53% |
|---|---|
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 43% |
| Civil & Human Rights | 43% |
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Publisher categories
- Cultural Heritage Biographies for Kids
- Political Biographies for Kids
- Biographies of Women for Kids
- Cultural Heritage Lives
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- Political Lives
- Science & Tech Biographies
- Activist Biographies
- Women's Lives
- Authors
- Andrea Davis Pinkney
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 8, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Courage amid oppression · Civil rights activism · Speaking out for one's beliefs
- Reading lane
- Cultural Heritage Biographies for Kids