Strange Fruit, Volume II (Strange Fruit) - More Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History

Joel Christian Gill

Fulcrum Publishing

2018

112 páginas

3h 44m

ISBN-15: 139781938486579

Like all legends, people fade away, but not before leaving an incredible legacy. Strange Fruit, Volume II: More Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History is a collection of stories from early African American history that represent the oddity of success in the face of great adversity. Each of the eight illustrated chapters chronicles an uncelebrated African American hero or event. Joel Christian Gill offers historical and cultural commentary on heroes whose stories are not often found in history books, such as Cathay Williams, the only known female Buffalo Soldier, and Eugene Bullard, a fighter pilot who flew for France during World War I. These beautifully illustrated stories offer a refreshing look at remarkable African Americans. 

The stories included in Volume II are: Jourdan Anderson who requested payment from his former slave owner; Stagecoach Mary Fields, the first African-American female star route mail carrier; Willie Kennard, the Sheriff of the Colorado gold mining town of Yankee Hill; Cathay Williams, the only known female Buffalo Soldier; Blind Tom Wiggins, an autistic musical prodigy; Millie and Christine McCoy, conjoined twins known as "The Two-Headed Nightingale"; Victor Green, the creator and publisher of "The Green Book for the Negro Motorist"; and Eugene Bullard, a fighter pilot who flew for France during WWI.

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5 (Perfeito)

Uma incrível coleção de contos reais, abrindo nossa mente e história para esses heróis negros. Fui tocada por cada uma das histórias, que são contadas de forma delicada e sensível, mas também afiada, dizendo a verdade sobre a crueldade da discriminação e a ferida ainda aberta do racismo.

Até as histórias com as quais estamos familiarizados, como as de Victor Green e Blind Tom Wiggins, são apresentadas de uma maneira refrescante e original.

A arte e as ilustrações são lindas, simples, mas atraentes.

Uma leitura agradável e educativa, para todas as idades.