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No Place Like Home

- A Story About An All-Black, All-American Town

Bog
  • Format
  • Bog, paperback
  • Engelsk
  • 108 sider
  • Målgruppe
  • From age 13

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This story, set in 1920, revolves around Charles "Charlie" Jackson, a twelve-and-a-half-year-old from Boley, Oklahoma, one of America's best-known all-Black towns. Today Boley, once a thriving black mecca, is smaller and more subdued. Still, signifi-cant historical footprints line her streets and alleys.

Charlie's window on the world offers us an up-close and personal view of this historic town during its heyday. In an era of great flux-the immediate wake of World War I; the dawn of women's suffrage; the rapid industrialization of America; the introduc-tion of the doomed social experiment known as "Prohibition"; the continuation of unstable race rela-tions and racial hostility, intimidation, and violence against African- Americans . . . Boley became a kind of cocoon enshrouding African-Americans ("coloreds" or "Negroes" at the time). They thrived, emboldened and empowered by the sense of openness and oppor-tunity the town provided.

Through Charlie's eyes, we re-visit the impor-tance of self-esteem, of believing in oneself and one's unlimited potential. Through Charlie's eyes, we re-examine what it means to be part of a family, to have deep roots. Through Charlie's eyes, we rediscover some of the values that help create a sense of com-munity: love, faith, charity, hope, perseverance, and integrity, just to name a few.

Charlie's experiences illuminate a little-known slice of American history. In the process, they high-light important lessons for our present lives and for our futures.

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Detaljer
  • SprogEngelsk
  • Sidetal108
  • Udgivelsesdato27-09-2018
  • ISBN139781681791388
  • Forlag Eakin Press
  • MålgruppeFrom age 13
  • FormatPaperback
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  • Vægt148 g
  • Dybde0,6 cm
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    10 cm
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    14 cm
    21,6 cm

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