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Opal's Greenwood Oasis (PB) (2021)

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9781733647458
Weight:
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"A beautiful and poignant reminder of the industry, joy and resilience of Black people in America."-Trey Ellis, Peabody and Emmy winning producer of King in the Wilderness andTrue Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality


The year is 1921, and Opal Brown would like to show you around her beautiful neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Filled with busy stores and happy families, Opal also wants you to know that "everyone looks like me."

In both words and illustrations, this carefully researched and historically accurate book allows children to experience the joys and success of Greenwood, one of the most prosperous Black communities of the early 20th Century, an area Booker T. Washington dubbed America's Black Wall Street.

Soon after the day narrated by Opal, Greenwood would be lost in the Tulsa Race Massacre, the worst act of racial violence in American history. As we approach the centennial of that tragic event, children have the opportunity through this book to learn and celebrate all that was built in Greenwood.


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Author:
Quraysh Ali Lansana
Author:
Najah-Amatullah Hylton
ISBN 10:
1733647457
Pages:
30
Publisher:
Calliope Group
Publication Date:
May 4, 2021
Binding:
Paperback
Weight:
0.20lbs
Age Group:
Children (0 - 8)
Grade Range:
P-2

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