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"""In the nineteenth century, North Carolina slave George Moses Horton taught himself to read and earned money to purchase his time though not his freedom. Horton became the first African American to be published in the South, protesting slavery in the form of verse.""--Amazon.com."

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[Tate's] decision to illuminate this remarkable man's life offers a new perspective with remarkable clarity. Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW A lovely introduction to an inspirational American poet. School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW Moving. Booklist Tate's mixed-media illustrations glow with bright greens and yellows, radiating a warmth, hope, and promise that echo this stirring biography's closing message Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

Moving. A lovely introduction to an inspirational American poet. [Tate's] decision to illuminate this remarkable man's life offers a new perspective with remarkable clarity. Tate's mixed-media illustrations glow with bright greens and yellows, radiating a warmth, hope, and promise that echo this stirring biography's closing message

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Don Tate grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, where he learned about Black history at the Center for Study and Application of Black Theology. He grew up to become an author and illustrator of numerous award-winning children's books, including It Jes' Happened- When Bill Traylor Started to Draw and Poet- The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton, both of received Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor awards. He lives in Austin, Texas.

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