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Long Time Coming, A: A Lyrical Biography of Race in America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama
Ray Anthony Shepard
Illustrator: R. Gregory Christie
Ages: 14+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Calkins Creek/Astra BFYR/Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 978-1-6626-8066-3
Keywords: racism, antiracism, Black history, African Americans,
Five story-poems shed light on the struggles of six African Americans who fought for equality, despite intense, even violent, resistance. Powerful black-and-white illustrations. Extensive back matter.