Today I met a rainbow, the story of Patricia Turner
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Today I met a rainbow, the story of Patricia Turner
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Today I met a rainbow
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Sub title
the story of Patricia Turner
Summary
Today I Met A Rainbow is a powerful book about a brave young girl named Patricia Pat Turner. It is a true story masterfully told with colorful illustrations depicting the transition from segregation to integration in Hampton Roads, Virginia. At the age of fourteen, Pat finds herself on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement. Pat becomes one of the seventeen Black scholars chosen to integrate the all-white public schools in Norfolk, Virginia in the 1950s. Journey back in time with Pat as she shares the lessons she learned and discovers the beauty in a rainbow
Target audience
adult
resource.variantTitle
Story of Patricia Turner
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Creator
Subject
- School integration -- Virginia -- Norfolk -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans + Education -- Virginia -- Norfolk -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Electronic books
- Turner, Patricia -- Juvenile literature
- African American girls -- Virginia -- Norfolk -- History -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Content
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- Contributor1
- Creator1
- Subject5
- School integration -- Virginia -- Norfolk -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans + Education -- Virginia -- Norfolk -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Electronic books
- Turner, Patricia -- Juvenile literature
- African American girls -- Virginia -- Norfolk -- History -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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