How Do You Spell Unfair? MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
Carole Boston Weatherford
In 1936, eighth grader MacNolia Cox became the first African American to win the Akron, Ohio, spelling bee.
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- Format
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- April 11, 2023
- ISBN-13
- 9781536215540
- Language
- English
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