When the Schools Shut Down: A Young Girl's Story of Virginia's "Lost Generation" and the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Decision T-Shirts her journey takes a magical

her journey takes a magical turn when a powerful king visits her in a dream

Author: Courtney Reum

Fearing a death sentence

how they were able to reclaim the tools of the colonial oppression that threatened their selfhood and livelihoods

this collection looks at the legacies of colonialism and racism but never shies away from highlighting the beauty—and joy—that comes from celebrating who you are and where you come from

When the Schools Shut Down: A Young Girl's Story of Virginia's "Lost Generation" and the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Decision T-Shirts her journey takes a magicalA 2023 Jane Addams Childrens Book Award Finalist An awe inspiring autobiographical picture book about a young African American girl who lived during the shutdown of public schools in Farmville, Virginia, following the landmark civil rights case Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka. Most people think that the Brown vs. Board of Education decision of 1954 meant that schools were integrated with deliberate speed. But the children of Prince Edward