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INFORMATION BOOKS Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963

Sharon Robinson

In this memoir, Sharon Robinson looks back on 1963, when she turned thirteen and learned more about the civil rights movement. She recounts her relationship with her father, Jackie Robinson, a baseball figure and activist, as well as her part in the March on Washington. Family photographs accompany her memories of a pivotal year in the movement in the United States.

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Themes
Activism · Family · History
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc.
Published
September 3, 2019
ISBN-13
9781338282818
Language
English
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