Strange fruit / words and pictures by Joel Christian Gill.

"A collection of stories from African American history that exemplifies success in the face of great adversity. This unique graphic anthology offers historical and cultural commentary on nine uncelebrated heroes whose stories are not often found in history books. Among the stories included are: Henr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gill, Joel Christian (Author, Artist)
Language:English
Published: Golden, CO : Fulcrum Publishing, [2014]-
Series:Gill, Joel Christian. Strange fruit ; v. 1.
Subjects:
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc.
African Americans > History > Anecdotes > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > History > Anecdotes > Comic books, strips, etc.
Heroes > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Heroes > United States > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies.
EDUCATION / Multicultural Education.
African Americans.
Heroes.
United States.
Anecdotes.
Biographies.
Comics (Graphic works)
Graphic novels.
History.
Juvenile works.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre:
Biography
Juvenile literature.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Anecdotes
Anecdotes.
Biographies.
Comics (Graphic works)
Graphic novels.
History.
Juvenile works.
Physical Description:volumes : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • V. 1: Uncelebrated narratives from Black history (Out-of-the-box thinking : Henry "Box" Brown
  • Harry "Bucky" Lew : Original baller
  • Richard Potter's greatest illustion
  • Theophilus Thompson : from slave to chess master
  • The shame
  • The Noyes Academy
  • Marshall "Major" Taylor : the black cyclone
  • Two letters, as written by Spottswood Rice
  • Bass Reeves : lawman.)