| Description |
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
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School children |
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age Children |
| Summary |
"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"-- Provided by publisher |
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On May 31 and June 1, 1921, an armed mob looted homes and businesses as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood, and as many as three hundred African Americans were killed, most buried in unmarked graves. Thousands were left homeless. No official investigation occurred until seventy-five years later. Unspeakable helps young readers understand the events of the Tulsa, Oklahoma race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history.-- adapted from jacket. |
| Audience |
Ages 8-12 Carolrhoda Books. |
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Grades 4-6 Carolrhoda Books. |
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1100L Lexile |
| Awards |
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book Award, Winner, 2022. |
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Coretta Scott King Author Book Award, Winner, 2022. |
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Caldecott Medal, Honor, 2022. |
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Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, Honor, 2022. |
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National Book Awards Longlist for Young People's Literature Award, 2021 |
| Subject |
Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Okla., 1921 -- Juvenile literature.
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Tulsa Race Massacre (Tulsa, Oklahoma : 1921) |
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African Americans -- Violence against -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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African Americans -- Violence against. |
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Oklahoma -- Tulsa. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Greenwood (Tulsa, Okla.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Tulsa (Okla.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Race relations. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Informational works.
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Creative nonfiction.
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Picture books.
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History.
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Juvenile works.
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| Added Author |
Cooper, Floyd, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Tulsa Race Massacre |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- Unspeakable. Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2021] 9781728417387 (DLC) 2020020950 |
| ISBN |
9781541581203 trade hardcover |
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1541581202 trade hardcover |
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9781728417387 electronic book |
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