Something Inside So Strong: Life in Pursuit of Choice, Courage, and Change
(Part of the Willie Morris Books in Memoir and Biography Series)
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In 1922, Mildred Pitts Walter was born in DeRidder, Louisiana, to a log cutter and a midwife/beautician. She became the first member of her family to go to college, graduating in 1940. Walter moved to California, where she worked as an elementary school teacher. After being encouraged by a publisher to write books for and about African American children, Walter went on to become a pioneer of African American children's literature. Most notably, she...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1496825837
ISBN13:9781496825834
Release Date:November 2019
Publisher:University Press of Mississippi
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.8" x 8.6"
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