Girls & Women, African American Women - Biography, African American - Biography - General, Educators - Biography
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A look at the life of an early civil rights pioneer and educator who founded the Daytona Literacy and Industrial School for Training Negro Girls, later renamed Bethune College.A biography of the black educator who sought equality for members of her race.
Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 3-5-- A biography that examines the life of the renowned African-American educator and relates the struggles she overcame plus the fights she waged. Wolfe portrays Bethune as a deeply committed individual, not only to education, but also to civil rights. Readers gain insight into the woman's strengths and resourcefulness, but her personal problems and conflicts are not discussed at great length. Enhancing this well-designed work are beautiful illustrations (mostly bronze-tone photographs, as well as some full-color reproductions), and other attractive touches. The appendix has a recipe for sweet potato pie, although not Bethune's own. This volume, which includes a list of further reading, captures the essence of its subject's life and presents it in a manner that young readers will appreciate. --Jeanette Lambert, LaVega School, Waco, TXBook Details
Published
April 1, 1992
Publisher
New York : F. Watts, c1992.
Pages
64
Format
Binding
ISBN
9780531201039