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Book SynopsisFrom a bestselling and award-winning husband and wife team comes an innovative, beautifully illustrated novel that delivers a front-row seat to the groundbreaking moments in history that led to African Americans earning the right to vote.'Right here, I'm sharing the honest-to-goodness.' -- Loretta'I'm gon' reach back, and tell how it all went. I'm gon' speak on it. My way.' -- Roly'I got more nerve than a bad tooth. But there's nothing bad about being bold.' -- Aggie B.Loretta, Roly, and Aggie B., members of the Little family, each present the vivid story of their young lives, spanning three generations. Their separate stories -- beginning in a cotton field in 1927 and ending at the presidential election of 1968 -- come together to create one unforgettable journey.
Through an evocative mix of fictional first-person narratives, spoken-word poems, folk myths, gospel rhythms and
