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The Progress of Our People

- A Story of Black Representation at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair

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It''s 1893, and Lorraine Williams can''t wait to attend the Chicago World''s Fair and see her idol, the Black opera singer Sissieretta Jones. But when activist and writer Ida B. Wells urges Black Americans to boycott the fair, Lorraine''s father forbids Lorraine from going. After all, there is no exhibition about the progress that the Black community has made since Emancipation, and the fair has lacked Black representation since it was first being planned. But Lorraine will do anything to see Miss Jones and ensure other Black people can hear Miss Jones sing. What does progress look like if not Sissieretta Jones, who embodies everything Lorraine wants to be? It''s the storytellers that preserve a nation''s history. But what happens when some stories are silenced? The I Am America series features fictional stories based on important historical events about people whose voices have been excluded, lost, or forgotten over time.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781631635380
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 160
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. september 2021
  • Størrelse:
  • 197x135x16 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 250 g.
  • Ukendt - mangler pt..

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It''s 1893, and Lorraine Williams can''t wait to attend the Chicago World''s Fair and see her idol, the Black opera singer Sissieretta Jones. But when activist and writer Ida B. Wells urges Black Americans to boycott the fair, Lorraine''s father forbids Lorraine from going. After all, there is no exhibition about the progress that the Black community has made since Emancipation, and the fair has lacked Black representation since it was first being planned. But Lorraine will do anything to see Miss Jones and ensure other Black people can hear Miss Jones sing. What does progress look like if not Sissieretta Jones, who embodies everything Lorraine wants to be? It''s the storytellers that preserve a nation''s history. But what happens when some stories are silenced? The I Am America series features fictional stories based on important historical events about people whose voices have been excluded, lost, or forgotten over time.

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