Biddy Mason speaks up / by Arisa White and Laura Atkins ; illustrations by Laura Freeman.
Material type: TextSeries: Fighting for justice ; 2.Publisher: Berkeley, California : Heyday, [2019]Description: 105 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781597144032
- 1597144037
- Mason, Biddy, 1818-1891 -- Juvenile literature
- Women slaves -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Slaves -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African American midwives -- California -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile literature
- African American women -- California -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Freedmen -- California -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Frontier and pioneer life -- California -- Juvenile literature
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Biography | Mason, B. W582 | Available | 33111009142338 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Winner of the Nautilus Book Award
Winner of the 2021 FOCAL Award
Silver Award Winner, 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards
Winner of the Book Award for Young People's Literature, 2020 Maine Literary Awards
A Great Kid Books Best New Book
Building on the brilliance of Fred Korematsu Speaks Up , the newest installment in the Fighting for Justice series introduces young readers to another real-life champion for civil rights: Bridget "Biddy" Mason, an African American philanthropist, healer, and midwife who was born into slavery.
When Biddy Mason arrived in California, where slavery was technically illegal, she was kept captive by her owners and forced to work without pay. But when Biddy learned that she was going to be taken to a slave state, she launched a plan to win her freedom. She refused to be defined by her enslavement, and coauthors Arisa White and Laura Atkins devote much of their narrative to Biddy Mason's later life as a business and civic leader in the fledgling city of Los Angeles. Biddy Mason Speaks Up is an age-appropriate yet unflinching examination of slavery, racism, and community healing in the United States. Each chapter begins with lyrical verse and full-color illustrations that draw readers into the narrative, and is followed by visually engaging sections filled with keyword definitions, historical context, timelines, and primary sources. Throughout the book, the authors pose questions to the reader, such as "How do you see power at work in your community?", making Biddy Mason's story all the more relatable to the present day.
Presents the life of a California ex-slave, nurse, and midwife, who started many philanthropic projects.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97) and index.
Healing -- Plantation wounds -- Stolen and carried away -- Long walk west, 1848 -- Cottonwood, Utah -- California dreaming -- Freedom for some -- Hope -- Verdict, 1856 -- Living free -- Home -- Building community -- Healing your community: from Biddy's day to ours.