I Met a Great Lady

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I Met a Great Lady

By Vivien Owens

Reading Level: Late Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Adult
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Eschar Publications 1998

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This fictional story tells of a young woman's encounter with American Civil Rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune and its impact on her life.

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Keywords

Bethune, Mary McLeod, civil rights, segregation, desegregation, racism, citizenship, separate but equal, education, law, legal, civil rights, equality, protest, boycott, 1900, twentieth century, nonviolence, educator, teacher

Award Key

Caldecott Medal

Most distinguished American picture book for children (annually).

Coretta Scott King Award

Distinguished books by authors and illustrators of African descent which promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream (annually).

Golden Kite Award

Outstanding examples of text, illustration, fiction and nonfiction (four awards annually).

Newbery Medal

Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children (annually).

Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award

Outstanding work of historical fiction published by a U.S. publisher set in the New World.

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