Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters

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Author(s)	Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illustrator(s)	Stephen Alcorn
Age Group	8-12
Publisher	HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN	978-0547906041
Year	2013

A collection of short biographies celebrating the contributions of 10 black women who moved forward the cause of civil rights in America. The book presents its heroines chronologically in verbal portraits that capture the subjects' faith, strength of character and determination in the face of hardships and racial injustice. The subjects—who are depicted in full-page oil paintings—include Sojourner Truth, Biddy Mason, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary McLeod Bethune, Ella Josephine Baker, Dorothy Irene Height, Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer and Shirley Chisholm.

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