Louis to the grandest stages in the world. In exuberant verse and stirring pictures, Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson create an extraordinary portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St. Virginia Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker published by Chronicle Books Their life together broke the law, but their determination would change it. In 1955, in Caroline County, Virginia, amidst segregation and prejudice, injustice and cruelty, two teenagers fell in love. Virginiaįrom acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told in spare and gorgeous verse. More about Struttin’ with Some Barbecue Loving vs. More about Lift As You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker Struttin’ with Some Barbecue Learn about the civil rights activist Ella Baker in this informative, lyrical picture book from Sibert Honor winner Patricia Hruby Powell and Caldecott Honor winner R. Gregory Christie. Lift As You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker
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