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Just like Jesse Owens

Title
Just like Jesse Owens / by Ambassador Andrew Young as told to Paula Young Shelton ; illustrated by Gordon C. James.
Author
Young, Andrew, 1932-
Publication
  • New York, NY : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2022.
  • ©2022

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Additional Authors
  • Shelton, Paula Young
  • James, Gordon C.
Description
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations; 29 cm
Summary
As a boy, Andrew Young learned a vital lesson from his parents when a local chapter of the Nazi party instigated racial unrest in their hometown of New Orleans in the 1930s. While Hitler's teachings promoted White supremacy, Andrew's father, told him that when dealing with the sickness of racism, Don't get mad, get smart. To drive home this idea, Andrew Young Senior took his family to the local movie house to see a newsreel of track star Jesse Owens racing toward Olympic gold, showing the world that the best way to promote equality is to focus on the finish line. The teaching of his parents, and Jesse Owens' example, would be the guiding principles that shaped Andrew's beliefs in nonviolence and built his foundation as a civil rights leader and advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Subject
  • Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980 > Juvenile literature
  • Young, Andrew, 1932- > Childhood and youth > Juvenile literature
  • Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980
  • Young, Andrew, 1932-
  • Olympic Games 1936 : Berlin, Germany) > Juvenile literature
  • Olympic Games
  • Racism > United States > Juvenile literature
  • African Americans > Civil rights > Juvenile literature
  • Race relations > Civil rights > Juvenile literature
  • African Americans > Civil rights > History > Juvenile literature
  • Childhood and youth of a person
  • African Americans > Civil rights
  • Racism
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Biographies.
  • Creative nonfiction.
  • Juvenile works.
  • Picture books.
Call Number
Sc+ F 23-104
ISBN
  • 9780545554657
  • 0545554659
OCLC
1264273713
Author
Young, Andrew, 1932- author.
Title
Just like Jesse Owens / by Ambassador Andrew Young as told to Paula Young Shelton ; illustrated by Gordon C. James.
Imprint
New York, NY : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2022.
Copyright Date
©2022
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
AGE 5-6. PICTURE BOOK. ILLUSTRATED BY GORDON C. JAMES.
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Shelton, Paula Young, author.
James, Gordon C., illustrator.
Research Call Number
Sc+ F 23-104
JFF 23-134
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