Mavynee betsch biography of martin luther king

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Title: Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist MaVynee Betsch by Heidi Tyline King, Illustrated by Ekua Holmes

Publisher: Penguin Kids

Recommended Grades: Preschool-3rd

Where to order:Here

Book Description

This heartfelt picture book biography illustrated by the Caldecott Honoree Ekua Holmes, tells the story of MaVynee Betsch, an African American opera singer turned environmentalist and the legacy she preserved.

MaVynee loved going to the beach.

MaVynee "Beach Lady" Betsch's Biography - The HistoryMakers

But in the days of Jim Crow, she couldn't just go to any beach--most of the beaches in Jacksonville were for whites only. Knowing something must be done, her grandfather bought a beach that African American families could enjoy without being reminded they were second class citizen; he called it American Beach. Artists l Saving American Beach - Climate Lit BOM