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Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend

Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend

A Civil Rights Story

by Bettye StroudCalvin Alexander Ramsey and John Holyfield
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Age range: 5 to 8 years old Publication Date: 01/02/2016

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"This small snapshot of the protest movement pays homage to both the determination of ordinary folk and the power of Dr. King's words. . . . An intergenerational story filled with heart and soul." -- Kirkus Reviews

When Alex spies a mule chomping on greens in a nearby garden, he can't help but ask about it. "Ol' Belle?" says Miz Pettway. "She can have all the collards she wants. She's earned it." And so begins the tale of an ordinary mule in Gee's Bend, Alabama, that played a singular part in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. When African-Americans in a poor community -- inspired by a visit from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -- defied local authorities who were trying to stop them from registering to vote, many got around a long, imposed detour on mule-drawn wagons. As Alex looks into the eyes of gentle Belle, he begins to understand a significant time in history in a very personal way.

ISBN:
9780763687694
9780763687694
Category:
Personal & social issues: racism & multiculturalism (Children's / Teenage)
Age range:
5 to 8 years old
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-02-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Candlewick Press
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
260.35x250.95x3.05mm
Weight:
0.17kg
John Holyfield

John Holyfield is a renowned fine artist and illustrator of numerous books for young readers, including Belle, the Last Mule at Gee’s Bend by Calvin Alexander Ramsey and Bettye Stroud, Meet Miss Fancy by Irene Latham, Mahalia Jackson: Walking with Kings and Queens by Nina Noland, and The Hallelujah Flight by Phil Bildner. John Holyfield lives in Virginia.

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