The complete title of this combined biography is A LONG TIME COMING: A Lyrical Biography of Race in American from Ona Judge to Barack Obama. Author Ray Anthony Shepard uses verse to highlight the lives of Ona Judge, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barack Obama. Scattered art by R. Gregory Christie is included.
Readers are taken through a history of race in America that includes well-known facts about these brave Americans as well as little known tidbits that illustrate their courageous efforts to establish true freedom and rights for a population still fighting this battle today.
A LONG TIME COMING is the perfect complement for history classes, history buffs, and anyone interested in learning about slavery through the present time.
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