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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Relates the story of the National Memorial African Bookstore, founded in Harlem by Louis Michaux in 1939, as seen from the perspective of Louis Michaux Jr., who met famous men like Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X while helping there.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Told by a banker that he should sell fried chicken rather than books, since "Negroes don't read", Lewis Michaux defies the odds to build Harlem's National Memorial African Bookstore, an intellectual center and gathering place from 1939 to 1975.
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