Let it shine stories of Black women freedom fighters /
The lives these 10 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.
| Main Author: | Pinkney, Andrea Davis. |
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| Other Authors: | Alcorn, Stephen, |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
San Diego :
Harcourt,
2000.
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| Physical Description: |
xi, 107 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: |
Copyright 2003.
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| Subjects: |
Women
-- Biography.
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| Online Access: |
Contributor biographical information Publisher description Image |
| Summary: |
The lives these 10 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. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references. This little light of mine Sojourner Truth -- Biddy Mason -- Harriet Tubman -- Ida B. Wells-Barnett -- Mary McLeod Bethune -- Ella Josephine Baker -- Dorothy Irene Height -- Rosa Parks -- Fannie Lou Hamer -- Shirley Chisholm. The lives these 10 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. Coretta Scott King Honor, author, 2001. Amelia Bloomer Award, 2001. |
| Physical Description: |
xi, 107 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Awards: |
Coretta Scott King Honor, author, 2001. Amelia Bloomer Award, 2001. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
015201005X 9780152010058 0739830732 9780739830734 9781480601086 148060108X |