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Steamboat school / by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband.
Title:
Steamboat school / by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband.
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ISBN:
9781423121961
1423121961
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Info:
Los Angeles ;
Description:
illustrations ; 27 x 28 cm
Summary:
In 1847 St. Louis, Missouri, when a new law against educating African Americans forces Reverend John to close his school, he finds an ingenious solution to the new state law by moving his school to a steamboat in the Mississippi River. Includes author's note on Reverend John Berry Meachum, a minister, entrepreneur, and educator who fought tirelessly for the rights of African Americans.
General Note:
"Inspired by a true story."

"St. Louis, Missouri: 1847."
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