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Miss Crandall's school for young ladies and little misses of color : poems
- Title
- Miss Crandall's school for young ladies and little misses of color : poems / by Elizabeth Alexander and Marilyn Nelson ; pictures by Floyd Cooper.
- Author
- Alexander, Elizabeth, 1962-
- Publication
- Honesdale, Pa. : Wordsong, 2007.
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 47 p. : col. ill.; 19 x 28 cm
- Summary
- Poets Elizabeth Alexander and Marilyn Nelson tell the story of Prudence Crandall's school for African American girls opened in 1833.
- Subjects
- African American students > Juvenile poetry
- Women educators > Connecticut > Juvenile poetry
- Crandall, Prudence, 1803-1890 > Juvenile poetry
- Canterbury (Conn.) > Race relations > History > 19th century > Juvenile poetry
- Children's poetry, American
- Girls' schools > Connecticut > Juvenile poetry
- African American girls > Juvenile poetry
- Discrimination in education > Connecticut > History > 19th century > Juvenile poetry
- Contents
- Introduction -- The students -- 1 -- The book -- Knowledge -- Family -- Good-bye -- 2 -- Study -- Fire from the Gods -- We -- All-night melodies -- 3 -- Lawyers -- The Tao of the trial -- Miss Ann Eliza Hammond -- Allegiance -- 4 -- Etymology -- Water -- Unmentionables -- Hunger -- 5 -- Albert Hinckley -- Call and response -- Worth -- Cat -- 6 -- Open secret -- Arson at midnight -- End -- Julia Williams -- Authors' notes.
- Call Number
- Sc+ C 15-40
- ISBN
- 9781590784563 (trade bdg.)
- 1590784561 (trade bdg.)
- 9781428764767 (BWI bdg.)
- 1428764763 (BWI bdg.)
- LCCN
- 2006038985
- OCLC
- 76820887
- Author
- Alexander, Elizabeth, 1962-
- Title
- Miss Crandall's school for young ladies and little misses of color : poems / by Elizabeth Alexander and Marilyn Nelson ; pictures by Floyd Cooper.
- Imprint
- Honesdale, Pa. : Wordsong, 2007.
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Nelson, Marilyn, 1946-Cooper, Floyd, ill.Schomburg Children's Collection.
- Research Call Number
- Sc+ C 15-40