SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY.

Hopkinson, Deborah; Leonard Jenkins, illustrator.

ISBN 10: 1561453951 / ISBN 13: 9781561453955

Published by Peachtree Publishing Company, 2007

About this Item

First printing. A book which shows how an event in one person's childhood can change history. "On Easter Sunday 1939, Marian Anderson performed at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial in front of a crowd of over 75,000 people. The man largely responsible for putting her there was a white man, Oscar Chapman, Assistant Secretary of the Interior under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. When Chapman learned that Marian Anderson was not allowed to sing at Constitution Hall because of the color of her skin, he took it upon himself to do the impossible: find Marian Anderson an appropriate venue for a concert and make an important statement about equality and the rights of all Americans - this landmark concert, for at least one evening, bridged the color divide to bring a city and much of the nation together." Illustrated throughout in full color by Leonard Jenkins. INSCRIBED by Hopkinson on the title page "for. stand up for what you believe" and dated in the year of publication. Author's note. Large oblong format, unpaginated. Very near fine in illustrated boards in a fine dustjacket (small stamp on lower corner of half title page). Seller Inventory # 88302

Bibliographic Details

Title: SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY.

Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company

Publication Date: 2007

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: FINE

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

This inspiring story of little-known civil rights champion Oscar Chapman reminds readers that one person can truly make a difference.
On Easter Sunday 1939, Marian Anderson performed at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial for a crowd of over 75,000 people. The person largely responsible for putting her there was a white man, Oscar Chapman. When Chapman learned that Marian Anderson was not allowed to sing at Constitution Hall because of the color of her skin, Chapman helped produce a landmark concert that―for at least one evening―bridged the color divide to bring a city and much of the nation together.
Award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson tells the inspirational story of Oscar Chapman’s lifelong commitment to ending bigotry. Illustrator Leonard Jenkins’s remarkable illustrations recreate a bygone era and pay tribute to remarkable real-life people and a magical moment in modern history. An author’s note provides additional historical context.

From the Inside Flap:

On Easter Sunday 1939, Marian Anderson performed at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial in front of a crowd of over 75,000 people. The man largely responsible for putting her there was a white man, Oscar Chapman, Assistant Secretary of the Interior under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. When Chapman learned that Marian Anderson was not allowed to sing at Constitution Hall because of the color of her skin, he took it upon himself to do the impossible: find Marian Anderson an appropriate venue for a concert and make an important statement about equality and the rights of all Americans. With support from the highest levels of US government, Chapman helped produce a landmark concert that for, at least one evening, bridged the color divide to bring a city and much of the nation together.