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Celebrate Black History
February is Black History Month and these Peachtree titles are a great way to learn about
those who fought for justice and equality. Keep On! shares the riveting account of the
African-American man who helped discover the North Pole, while Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells
chronicles the life of a brave, headstrong woman determined to right the wrongs committed
through racism. And the Racing to Freedom trilogy follows a young boy as he fights his own
battles during the Civil War.
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Keep On!
Relive the remarkable adventure of Matthew Henson, the African-American who defied convention and became the right-hand man of Captain Robert Peary on his journey to the North Pole. With every card against him, it would have been easy to give up, but the only thing Henson wanted to do was “keep on”, which he did throughout the entire brutally cold and life-threatening expedition.
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learn more about Keep On!
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Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells was a turn-of-the-century African American journalist who fought injustice throughout her life. During a time when racism and bigotry threatened to consume the lives of blacks and whites alike, Ida believed deeply in the promise of “freedom and justice for all.” Follow this unlikely hero as she bravely speaks out against racism, lynching, and the long-standing practice of refusing civil rights to African Americans.
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learn more about Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells.
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Racing to Freedom Trilogy
Go back to the year 1864, where many slaves have been freed, but are not necessarily free. There you will find twelve-year-old Gabriel, a boy with a knack for horse racing and finding adventure. Set during the tumultuous Civil War era, where the North fights the South, blacks fight whites, and boys fight like men, these three books offer realistic glimpses at the conflicts that tore America, and many of her families, apart.
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learn more about the Racing to Freedom Trilogy.
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More Peachtree titles to celebrate Black History include:
Sweet Land of Liberty, Dad, Jackie, and Me, and Stumptown Kid
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learn more about Sweet Land of Liberty.
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learn more about Dad, Jackie, and Me.
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learn more about Stumptown Kid.
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