![]() ![]() Hope could be sensed on the horizon in the midst of pain and poverty. But in the midst of this suffering, Black families supported and loved each other. Racism created cruel laws and led to the suppression of rights for African-Americans. This period in many southern states was a period of abject racial oppression. The book is situated in the Deep South during the 1930s. Armstrong heard from an African-American man when he was a child. The 1970 winner, “Sounder,” is based on a story William H. ![]() ![]() The Newbery Medal is given each year to the children’s novel demonstrating the “most significant contribution to children’s literature that year.” Chosen by children’s literature specialists, the Newbery winners are an outstanding compilation of excellent writing. HarperCollins, New York, 1969, 116 pages, Grades 5-8. Armstrong, illustrations by James Barkley. ![]()
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