Tonya Bolden . . . Author & Speaker
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It was a time when Americans thought it improper for women to make a sax wail or let loose hot licks on skins. But the advent of World War II dispatched many men overseas, giving women the chance to finally strut their stuff on the bandstand. [Read more…] about Take-Off: American All-Girl Bands During WWII (Book & CD)
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“To do the best for myself with the view of making the best of myself.” wrote Maritcha Remond Lyons about her childhood.
Maritcha was born in New York City in 1848. [Read more…] about Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl
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After the destruction of the Civil War, the United States faced the immense challenge of rebuilding a ravaged South and incorporating millions of freed slaves into the life of the nation. On April 11, 1865, President Lincoln introduced his plan for reconstruction, warning that the coming years would be [Read more…] about Cause: Reconstruction America, 1863 – 1877
Written by Tonya Bolden & Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie [Read more…] about The Champ: The Story of Muhammad Ali
Written by Tonya Bolden | Illustrated by Ansel Pitcairn [Read more…] about Portraits of African American Heroes
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This scrapbook, this witness of the black experience in miniature, speaks to all readers. From the first recorded birth of a black child in Jamestown, through the Revolution, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the fight for civil rights, right on up to our own time, Tell All the Children Our Story explores what it has meant to be young and black in America. [Read more…] about Tell All the Children Our Story: Memories and Mementos of Being Young and Black in America
