Loving vs. Virginia
A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case
Published on 31. January 2017
248 pages
978-1-4521-5331-5 (ISBN)
Description
From acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told in spare and gorgeous verse. In 1955, in Caroline County, Virginia, amidst segregation and prejudice, injustice and cruelty, two teenagers fell in love. Their life together broke the law, but their determination would change it. Richard and Mildred Loving were at the heart of a Supreme Court case that legalized marriage between races, and a story of the devoted couple who faced discrimination, fought it, and won.
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Patricia Hruby Powell
Loving vs. Virginia
A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case (Books about Love for Kids, Civil Rights History Book)
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01/2017
Chronicle Books
€40.38
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Persons
Patricia Hruby Powell's previous book, Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker, won a Sibert Honor for Nonfiction, a Coretta Scott King Honor, and five starred reviews. She lives in Illinois.
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