Sauncey and Mr. King's gallery
Clara Ann Simmons
Sauncey, a young African American girl, helps her mother in the Washington City house of Mr. Charles King, who has been commissioned to paint the portraits of chiefs from different Indian nations.
Read Time: ~5.3 hr
The Bus Ride
by William Miller (1998)
About this book
A black child protests an unjust law in this story loosely based on Rosa Parks' historic decision not to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe Bus Ride Lead Character
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