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Book

Strange fruit. Volume II, More uncelebrated narratives from Black history

Call Number

  • GRAPHIC NOVEL 973.0496 G4755.1 TEEN (POW)

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Publication Information

Golden, CO : Fulcrum Publishing, [2018]

Physical Description

106 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Audience

"Audience: Age 12 to 18"--Title page verso.

Summary

A collection of stories from early African American history that represent the oddity of success in the face of great adversity. Each of the eight illustrated chapters chronicles an uncelebrated African American hero or event. Joel Christian Gill offers historical and cultural commentary on heroes whose stories are not often found in history books, such as Cathay Williams, the only known female buffalo soldier, and Eugene Bullard, a fighter pilot who flew for France during World War I. These beautifully illustrated stories offer a refreshing look at remarkable African Americans. --amazon.com.

Contents

  • Introduction : e pluribus unum
  • $11,608 : Joudon Anderson, 1825-1907
  • Nevertheless, she persisted : Stagecoach Mary Fields, 1832-1914
  • The sheriff of Yankee Hill : Willie Kennard, 1832-unknown
  • Contraband : Cathay Williams, 1844-unknown
  • All sound was music : Blind Tom Wiggins, 1849-1908
  • Stronger together : Millie and Christine McCoy, 1851-1912
  • The green book for the Negro motorist : Victor Green, 1892-1960
  • All blood runs red : Eugene Bullard, 1895-1961
  • Did you know?

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Added Authors

Regina N Bradley