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Clarion Books, 2007-01-01

White Lilacs

White Lilacs

Carolyn Meyer, Author

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9780152058517

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In 1921 in Dillon, Texas, 12-year-old Rose Lee Jefferson sees trouble threatening her black community when the whites decide to take the land there for a park and forcibly relocate the black families to an ugly stretch of territory outside the town. Includes a reader's guide.
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Keywords and Themes: African American & Black • Biographical • General • Girls & Women • Historical • JUV004020 • JUV011010 • JUV014000 • JUV016000 • JUV039120 • JUV039180 • Juvenile Fiction • Prejudice & Racism • Social Themes • United States • Violence

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 256

Subjects • History • Race relations • Texas • African Americans • 1865-1950

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism • Juvenile Fiction | African American & Black • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | General • Juvenile Fiction | Biographical | United States • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Violence • Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women

Young Rose Lee Jefferson is shocked to learn that the white residents of Dillon, Texas, want to raze the city's black enclave, Freedomtown, and build a park in its place. Rose Lee and the other residents of Freedomtown cannot bear the thought of losing their homes. But fighting the city's plans could be costly--or even life threatening. Will the families of Freedomtown be able to save their thriving community? Includes a reader's guide.
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