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 Opal Lee (She Persisted)
 Author: Moses, Shelia P.

 Publisher:  Philomel (2023)

 Dewey: 428
 Classification: Biography
 Physical Description: 65 p., ill., 20 cm

 BTSB No: 661427 ISBN: 9780593623503
 Ages: 6-9 Grades: 1-4

 Subjects:
 Lee, Opal, -- 1926-
 Juneteenth -- History
 Teachers -- Biography
 Enslaved people -- Emancipation
 African Americans -- Social life and customs

Price: $5.73

Summary:
Opal Lee grew up as a Black girl in segregated Texas, where she saw injustice and inequality throughout her life. As she got older, she became a teacher and a community leader, determined to help create a better future for those who followed. A big part of that was through Juneteenth, the holiday she loved both as a celebration and as a way of teaching history. Learn about the amazing life of Opal Lee and how she persisted.

 Illustrator: Flint, Gillian

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