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Voice of Hope, A: The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story
Nadia Salomon
Illustrator: London Ladd
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Philomel Books/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-52591-3
Keywords: Biography/Memoir-Civil rights, History, United States, Jim Crow, segregation, racism, NAACP, pianists
A shy Black girl with musical talent put her dreams on hold to fight hatred and continued to work for civil rights after the assassination of her husband, Medgar Evers. Lyrical language. Expressive, realistic artwork.