Description: That They Lived : African Americans Who Changed the World, Paperback by Riley, Rochelle; Smith-jones, Cristi, ISBN 0814347541, ISBN-13 9780814347546, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In February 2017, Rochelle Riley was reading Twitter posts and came across a series of black-and-white photos of four-year-old Lola dressed up as different African American women who had made history. Rochelle was immediately smitten. She was so proud to see this little girl so powerfully honor the struggle and achievement of women several decades her senior. Rochelle reached out to Lola's mom, Cristi Smith-Jones, and asked to pair her writing with Smith-Jones's incredible photographs for a book. The goal? To teach children on the cusp of puberty that they could be anything they aspired to be, that every famous person was once a child who, in some cases, overcame great obstacles to achieve. That They Lived: African Americans Who Changed the World features Riley's grandson, Caleb, and Lola photographed in timeless black and white, dressed as important individuals such as business owners, educators, civil rights leaders, and artists, alongside detailed biographies that begin with the figures as young children who had the same ambitions, fears, strengths, and obstacles facing them that readers today may still experience. Muhammad Ali's bike was stolen when he was twelve years old and the police officer he reported the crime to suggested he learn how to fight before he caught up with the thief. Bessie Coleman, the first African American female aviator, collected and washed her neighbors' dirty laundry so she could raise enough money for college. When Duke Ellington was seven years old, he preferred playing baseball to attending the piano lessons his mom had arranged. That They Lived fills in gaps in the history that American children have been taught for generations. For African American children, it will prove that they are more than descendants of the enslaved. For all children, it will show that every child can achieve great things and work together to make the world a better place for all. That They Lived was made possible through a grant provided by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.
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Book Title: That They Lived : African Americans Who Changed the World
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Publication Year: 2021
Item Height: 0.4 in
Topic: Photography, American / African American, People & Places / United States / African American, United States / General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction, Literary Collections, History
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Author: Rochelle Riley, Cristi Smith-Jones
Item Length: 8 in
Book Series: Painted Turtle Ser.
Item Width: 8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
