Sweet land of liberty / written by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Leonard Jenkins.
by Hopkinson, Deborah; Jenkins, Leonard [ill.].
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BookPublisher: Atlanta, Ga. : Peachtree, c2007Edition: 1st ed.Description: [32] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 x 30 cm.ISBN: 1561453951.Subject(s): Chapman, Oscar L. (Oscar Littleton), 1896-1978 | Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993 | United States -- Race relations | African Americans -- Civil rights | Concerts | Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.) | African Americans -- BiographyDDC classification: 973/.0496/073 | 973/.0496073 Summary: Tells the story of Oscar Chapman, assistant secretary of the interior under President Franklin Roosevelt, telling how a childhood injustice influenced his decision to organize the 1939 concert given by African-American opera singer Marian Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial after she had been denied the use of Constitution Hall.
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Tells the story of Oscar Chapman, assistant secretary of the interior under President Franklin Roosevelt, telling how a childhood injustice influenced his decision to organize the 1939 concert given by African-American opera singer Marian Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial after she had been denied the use of Constitution Hall.
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