• The Legendary Miss Lena Horne
Author(s): Carole Boston Weatherford,Elizabeth Zunon
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 48
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Date Published: 2017-01-24
Dimensions: 282 x 282 x 15mm
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Celebrate the life of Lena Horne, the pioneering African American actress and civil rights activist, with this inspiring and powerful picture book from award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford. You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way. Lena Horne was born into the freedom struggle, to a family of teachers and activists. Her mother dreamed of being an actress, so Lena followed in her footsteps as she chased small parts in vaudeville, living out of a suitcase until MGM offered Lena something more--the first ever studio contract for a black actress. But the roles she was considered for were maids and mammies, stereotypes that Lena refused to play. Still, she never gave up. "Stormy Weather" became her theme song, and when she sang "This Little Light of Mine" at a civil rights rally, she found not only her voice, but her calling.
Book Info
Author Carole Boston Weatherford, Elizabeth Zunon
Date Published 2017-01-24
Dimensions 282 x 282 x 15mm
First Author Carole Boston Weatherford
Format Hardback
Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified
ISBN 9781481468244
Language English
No. of Pages 48
Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers

The Legendary Miss Lena Horne

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