By Carol Anderson with Tonya Bolden
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Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man
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Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) was more …
More than a once-enslaved abolitionist.
More than an electrifying speaker.
More than the author of that famous Narrative.
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Crossing Ebenezer Creek
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She wanted to stay awake, wanted to see what freedom looked like, felt like at midnight, then at the cusp of dawn.
Freedom. Mariah has barely dared to dream of it her entire life. When General Sherman’s march through Georgia during the Civil War passes the plantation where she is enslaved, her life changes instantly. [Read more…] about Crossing Ebenezer Creek
Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls
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Untold numbers of black men and women in America have achieved great things against the odds. In this insightful book, award-winning author Tonya Bolden commemorates the lives of sixteen black individuals who dared to dream, take risks, and chart courses to success. They were Pathfinders. [Read more…] about Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls
How To Build A Museum
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For more than one hundred years, people organized committees, planned campaigns, petitioned Congress, rallied communities, raised money, raised hopes that one day there would be a place in the nation’s capital [Read more…] about How To Build A Museum
This Kid Can Fly
Aaron Philip with Tonya Bolden