Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend

Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend
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Publisher : Candlewick Press
Total Pages : 35
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ISBN-10 : 9781536221046
ISBN-13 : 153622104X
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Book Synopsis Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend by : Bettye Stroud

Download or read book Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend written by Bettye Stroud and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This small snapshot of the protest movement pays homage to both the determination of ordinary folk and the power of Dr. King’s words. . . . An intergenerational story filled with heart and soul.” — Kirkus Reviews When Alex spies a mule chomping on greens in a nearby garden, he can’t help but ask about it. “Ol’ Belle?” says Miz Pettway. “She can have all the collards she wants. She’s earned it.” And so begins the tale of an ordinary mule in Gee’s Bend, Alabama, that played a singular part in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. When African-Americans in a poor community — inspired by a visit from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — defied local authorities who were trying to stop them from registering to vote, many got around a long, imposed detour on mule-drawn wagons. As Alex looks into the eyes of gentle Belle, he begins to understand a significant time in history in a very personal way.


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