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Papa's Mark
By Battle-Lavert, Gwendolyn & Bootman, Colin
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-82341-650-9
- Publisher
- New York : Holiday House, c2003.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2004
Gr 2-5 This story revolves around the descendants of freed slaves struggling to assert their right to vote after the Civil War. Despite being legally enfranchised by the Fifteenth Amendment, many roadblocks still stand in the way of black men like Samuel T. Blow: functional illiteracy, the lingering bigotry of the white men in power, and the spiritual paralysis born of many years spent with no rights at all. But Samuel's young son, Simms, helps his father learn to ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
