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What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?
by Chris Barton
Illustrator: Ekua Holmes
Ages: 9+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-4814-6561-8
Keywords: Picture Books for Older Readers, Politics, Civil rights, Impeachment
Jordan's bold voice took her to places few African America women had been in the 1960s, and finally to the US Congress, where her oratory and integrity shone. Simple language and mixed-media illustrations. Back matter.