Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend

Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend
Author :
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Total Pages : 35
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781536221046
ISBN-13 : 153622104X
Rating : 4/5 (04X Downloads)

Book Synopsis Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend by : Bettye Stroud

Download or read book Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend written by Bettye Stroud and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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.


Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend Related Books

Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend
Language: en
Pages: 35
Authors: Bettye Stroud
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-03 - Publisher: Candlewick Press

GET EBOOK

“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 intergenerat
Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend
Language: en
Pages: 33
Authors: Calvin A. Ramsey
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: Candlewick Press

GET EBOOK

In Gee's Bend, Alabama, Miz Pettway tells young Alex about the historic role her mule played in the struggle for civil rights led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Stitchin' and Pullin'
Language: en
Pages: 49
Authors: Patricia McKissack
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-04 - Publisher: Dragonfly Books

GET EBOOK

This collection of poems that tell the story of the quilt-making community in Gee’s Bend, Alabama, is now available as a Dragonfly paperback. For generations,
The Well of Loneliness
Language: en
Pages: 464
Authors: Radclyffe Hall
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-04-24 - Publisher: Read Books Ltd

GET EBOOK

This early work by Radclyffe Hall was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Well of Loneline
The Quilts of Gee's Bend
Language: en
Pages: 167
Authors: Susan Goldman Rubin
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-06-13 - Publisher: ABRAMS

GET EBOOK

Since the early nineteenth century, the women of Gee’s Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. In the only photo-essay book about the