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A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter
Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack
Hardcover (Walker & Co, Nov. 1, 1989)A chronicle of the first black-controlled union, made up of Pullman porters, who after years of unfair labor practices staged a battle against a corporate giant resulting in a "David and Goliath" ending.
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Frederick Douglass: The black lion
Pat McKissack
Hardcover (Childrens Press, March 15, 1987)Describes the life and work of the man who escaped slavery to become an orator, writer, and leader in the anti-slavery movement of the nineteenth century.
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Messy Bessy
Pat McKissack
Paperback (Childrens Pr, June 1, 1987)None
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Our Martin Luther King Book
Pat McKissack
Library Binding (The Childs World Inc, Dec. 1, 1986)Describes what a kindergarten class learned about Martin Luther King, Jr., on his birthday.
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Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues
Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack
Hardcover (Scholastic, Feb. 1, 1994)A history of the Negro Leagues features extensive player profiles, a baseball history timeline, and photographs.
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Never Forgotten
Patricia C. McKissack
eBook (Schwartz & Wade, Oct. 11, 2011)A 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Honor BookThis gorgeous picture book by Newbery Honor winner Patricia C. McKissack and two-time Caldecott Medal-winning husband-and-wife team Leo and Diane Dillon is sure to become a treasured keepsake for African American families. Set in West Africa, this a lyrical story-in-verse is about a young black boy who is kidnapped and sold into slavery, and his father who is left behind to mourn the loss of his son. Here's a beautiful, powerful, truly unforgettable story about family, memory, and freedom."Forceful and iconic," raves Publishers Weekly in a starred review.
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Paul Laurence Dunbar: A Poet to Remember
Pat McKissack
Paperback (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1984)A biography of the turn-of-the-century black poet and novelist whose works were among the first to give an honest presentation of black life.
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The Story of Booker T. Washington
Pat McKissack
Paperback (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1991)None
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Run Away Home
Patricia C. McKissack
Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Jan. 1, 2001)When Geronimo's forces fail to win the battle in New Mexico and his Apache clan is sent to live on a reservation, one young boy breaks free and soon stumbles upon the home of a kindly African-American family where he is given shelter and protection. Reprint.
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Madam C. J. Walker: Self-Made Millionaire
Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 2001)Profiles the life of the black laundress who founded a cosmetics company and became the first female self-made millionare in the United States.
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Paul Robeson: A Voice for Change
Patricia McKissack McKissack
Library Binding (Enslow Elementary, Jan. 1, 2013)Paul Robeson proved his prowess on the football field and excelled in college and law school in an era that offered few opportunities to African Americans. He won international acclaim as a singer and actor, but was blacklisted as a controversial political activist. Today, Robeson's legacy has reclaimed its rightful place in history. He is recognized for his astounding range of talents and his unwavering stature as a champion of civil rights.
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Slave Girl; The Diary of Clotee, Virginia, USA 1859
Patricia C. McKissack
Paperback (Gardners Books, Sept. 30, 2003)Day or two later Freedom is one of the first words I teached myself to write. Down in the Quarters people pray for freedom - they sing 'bout freedom, but to keep Mas' Henley from knowing' their true feelings, they call freedom 'heaven'. Everybody's mind is on freedom. But it is the word that aine never showed me no picture. While fannin' this afternoon, my eyes fell on 'freedom' in a book William was reading'. No wonder I don't see northing'. I been spelling' it FR-E-D-U-M. I put the right letters in my head to make sure I remembered their place. F-R-E-E-D-O-M. I just wrote it. Still no picture...