Lift as You Climb: Story of Ella Baker
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Learn about the civil rights activist Ella Baker in this inspiring picture book from Sibert Honor winner Patricia Hruby Powell and Caldecott Honor winner R. Gregory Christie.
“What do you hope to accomplish?” asked Ella Baker’s granddaddy when she was still a child.
Her mother provided the answer: “Lift as you climb.”
Long before the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, Ella Baker worked to lift others up by fighting racial injustice and empowering poor African Americans to stand up for their rights. Her dedication and grassroots work in many communities made her a valuable ally for leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and she has been ranked as one of the most influential women in the civil rights movement. In the 1960s she worked to register voters and organize sit-ins, and she became a teacher and mentor to many young activists.
Caldecott Honor winner R. Gregory Christie’s powerful pictures pair with Patricia Hruby Powell’s poignant words to paint a vivid portrait of the fight for the freedom of the human spirit.
Lift as You Climb: Story of Ella Baker
By Patricia Hruby Powell
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“What do you hope to accomplish?” asked Ella Baker’s granddaddy when she was still a child.
Her mother provided the answer: “Lift as you climb.”
Long before the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, Ella Baker worked to lift others up by fighting racial injustice and empowering poor African Americans to stand up for their rights. Her dedication and grassroots work in many communities made her a valuable ally for leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and she has been ranked as one of the most influential women in the civil rights movement. In the 1960s she worked to register voters and organize sit-ins, and she became a teacher and mentor to many young activists.
Caldecott Honor winner R. Gregory Christie’s powerful pictures pair with Patricia Hruby Powell’s poignant words to paint a vivid portrait of the fight for the freedom of the human spirit.
ISBN
9781534406230
Pages
48 pages
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published
Jun 9, 2020
Language
en
Cover type
Hardcover
Book details
- Authors
- Patricia Hruby Powell
- ISBN
- 9781534406230
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Published
- Jun 9, 2020
- Publication year
- 2020
- Pages
- 48
- Dimensions
- 11.0 in × 0.5 in × 9.0 in
- Language
- en
- Categories
- Juvenile NonfictionBiography & AutobiographySocial ActivistsPeople & PlacesUnited StatesAfrican American & BlackHistory20th CenturyJuvenile Fiction