| Author(s) | Ezra Jack Keats |
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| Age Group | 2-6 |
| Publisher | Puffin |
| ISBN | 978-0140501827 |
| Year | 1976 |
This book is a beloved story that captures the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall. Universal in its appeal, the story reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. It tells the story of a young African-American boy in the city on a very snowy day.
Bayard Rustin was a "troublemaker." He spent his life disrupting racism and prejudice with nonviolent direct action. He organized protests against war, nuclear weapons, racial segregation and discrimination. He was a friend and mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and he was unapologetically gay and Black. When Bayard and his mentor, A. Philip Randolph, set out to organize the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Bayard was targeted by those who wished to see the movement fail. But Bayard Rustin would not be stopped. With the support of Dr. King and future congressman John Lewis, Bayard organized the largest protest in civil rights history.
