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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
Written by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
Narrated by Carole Boston Weatherford and January LaVoy
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This powerful look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history, sensitively introduces young audiences to the tragedy.
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Carole Boston Weatherford
Carole Boston Weatherford is the author of numerous award-winning books. Her picture book BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom, illustrated by Michele Wood received a Newbery Honor. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, illustrated by the late Floyd Cooper, was a National Book Award longlist title, won the Coretta Scott King Award for author and illustrator, and received a Caldecott Honor and a Sibert Honor. When she's not traveling or visiting museums, Carole is mining the past for family stories, fading traditions, and forgotten struggles. She lives in North Carolina.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A complete story in crystal clear language. Must read if you are like me and just love to nerd into unpopular history.