LET IT SHINE!: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
illustrated by Stephen Alcorn
Harcourt
ISBN: 015201005X
Age Level: All ages

This powerful book profiles 10 black women who courageously fought for their rights and beliefs in the face of racism and oppression. Leaders like Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman and U.S. congresswoman Shirley Chisolm (the first black woman elected to the House of U.S. Representatives) are among those featured.

------- Shannon Maughan