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Strange Fruit, Volume I

Name: Strange Fruit, Volume I
ISBN: 9781938486296

Uncelebrated Narratives From Black History

Joel Christian Gill

Chicago Review Press · Print & ebook · May 1, 2014

Reading lane: African American Literary Collections

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Why This Clicks

History in Panels

Nine illustrated chapters bring uncelebrated stories from early African American history into view.

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Illustrated stories of overlooked heroes and events
A striking mix of lawman Bass Reeves and Henry “Box” Brown

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Nine chapters, each centered on an uncelebrated hero or event
Stories of success in the face of great adversity

Book Details

Authors: Joel Christian Gill
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: May 1, 2014
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: African American Literary Collections · African American U.S. History for Teens
Reading lane: African American Literary Collections

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Comics & Graphic Novels / NonFiction
Multicultural Education
19th-Century America
Graphic History

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African American U.S. History for Teens

About This Book

Strange Fruit Volume I 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 nine illustrated chapters chronicles an uncelebrated African American hero or event. From the adventures of lawman Bass Reeves, to Henry “Box” Brown’s daring escape from slavery.