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Sweet Land of Liberty
By Deborah Hopkinson and Leonard Jenkins
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This inspiring story of little-known civil rights champion Oscar Chapman reminds readers that one person can truly make a difference.
On Easter Sunday 1939, Marian Anderson performed at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial for a crowd of over 75,000 people. The person largely responsible for putting her there was a white man, Oscar Chapman. When Chapman learned that Marian Anderson was not allowed to sing at Constitution Hall because of the color of her skin, Chapman helped produce a landmark concert that―for at least one evening―bridged the color divide to bring a city and much of the nation together.
Award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson tells the inspirational story of Oscar Chapman’s lifelong commitment to ending bigotry. Illustrator Leonard Jenkins’s remarkable illustrations recreate a bygone era and pay tribute to remarkable real-life people and a magical moment in modern history. An author’s note provides additional historical context.
On Easter Sunday 1939, Marian Anderson performed at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial for a crowd of over 75,000 people. The person largely responsible for putting her there was a white man, Oscar Chapman. When Chapman learned that Marian Anderson was not allowed to sing at Constitution Hall because of the color of her skin, Chapman helped produce a landmark concert that―for at least one evening―bridged the color divide to bring a city and much of the nation together.
Award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson tells the inspirational story of Oscar Chapman’s lifelong commitment to ending bigotry. Illustrator Leonard Jenkins’s remarkable illustrations recreate a bygone era and pay tribute to remarkable real-life people and a magical moment in modern history. An author’s note provides additional historical context.
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Deborah Hopkinson
Deborah Hopkinson is the author of many award-winning nonfiction books for young readers, including Titanic: Voices from the Disaster, Apple to Oregon, and Follow the Moon Home. She lives with her family near Portland, Oregon.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Genre: This biographical book tells the story of a woman named Marian Anderson. This book gives real life accurate details of her life and of the performance at the Lincoln memorial. This book does not exaggerate anything in the story. Setting: The setting of this book is in Washington DC, with the main part of the story at the Lincoln memorial. Media: Acrylic Paint
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lots of focus of the civil rights movement is on the 50's and 60's and on the stories of Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, and MLK, who all have really interesting and engaging stories. However, this story is set two decades before all that and is really interesting because it is not a well known one. I found myself totally engaged by this story and I think children would be too, especially children who love history.