Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend: A Civil Rights Story

"This small snapshot of the protest movement pays homage to both the determination of ordinary folk and...
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Author: Calvin Alexander Ramsey
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend: A Civil Rights Story by Ramsey, Calvin Alexander

Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend: A Civil Rights Story

€14,61

Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend: A Civil Rights Story

€14,61
Author: Calvin Alexander Ramsey
Format: Paperback
Language: English
"This small snapshot of the protest movement pays homage to both the determination of ordinary folk and the power of Dr. King's words. . . . An intergenerational story filled with heart and soul." -- Kirkus Reviews

When Alex spies a mule chomping on greens in a nearby garden, he can't help but ask about it. "Ol' Belle?" says Miz Pettway. "She can have all the collards she wants. She's earned it." And so begins the tale of an ordinary mule in Gee's Bend, Alabama, that played a singular part in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. When African-Americans in a poor community -- inspired by a visit from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -- defied local authorities who were trying to stop them from registering to vote, many got around a long, imposed detour on mule-drawn wagons. As Alex looks into the eyes of gentle Belle, he begins to understand a significant time in history in a very personal way.

Author: Calvin Alexander Ramsey, Bettye Stroud
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 01/26/2016
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 10.00h x 9.60w x 0.20d
ISBN: 9780763687694
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 146400 / Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend

About the Author
Calvin Alexander Ramsey is a playwright, photographer, and painter. He adapted one of his plays for print as RUTH AND THE GREEN BOOK, illustrated by Floyd Cooper. Calvin Alexander Ramsey lives in Atlanta.

John Holyfield has illustrated several books for children, including THE HALLELUJAH FLIGHT by Phil Bildner. John Holyfield lives in Virginia.

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