Writing Toward Justice: The Life and Reporting of Alice A. Dunnigan

Writing Toward Justice: The Life and Reporting of Alice A. Dunnigan - Hardcover

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Writing Toward Justice: The Life and Reporting of Alice A. Dunnigan - Hardcover

Writing Toward Justice: The Life and Reporting of Alice A. Dunnigan - Hardcover

by Peggy Thomas
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Book Overview

Meet Alice Dunnigan, a pioneering Black journalist, who spoke truth to power--and earned the respect of President Harry S. Truman. This inspiring nonfiction picture book for kids ages 7-10 is from award-winning author and illustrator Peggy Thomas and Tonya Engel.

Alice Dunnigan knew all about injustice--she was the daughter of poor Black sharecroppers in Kentucky. But Alice also knew the key to fighting injustice was to speak out.

At 13 years old, she wrote to a Black newspaper asking for a job--and got it! It was only the beginning. After many years of hard work as a teacher, a cleaner, a typist, and a journalist, Alice became the first Black woman in the Capitol Press Corp. But one person was still beyond her grasp, a person who needed to be held accountable: President Truman. Would he keep his promise to support civil rights for Black Americans? By scrimping and saving for a ticket on the president's cross-country train tour, Alice was able to meet the president and win him over to her cause: justice.

Alice Dunnigan used her words as a moving force, writing America toward justice, a journey beautifully captured by author Peggy Thomas and illustrator Tonya Engel.
ISBN9781662680892
Author Peggy Thomas
PublisherCalkins Creek Books
GenreChildren and Biography
FormatHardcover
PublishedJanuary 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages40
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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Peggy Thomas is an award-winning author who has published more than 20 non-fiction books for children. With a master's degree in anthropology, Peggy explores a wide range of subjects blending history and science. Her most recent books earned the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book, 2020 Best Book from the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, and 2020 Book Award from Henry Ford Heritage Association. Cookie Moon is a Tel-Aviv based illustrator whose clients include The New Yorker, The Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Condé Nast Traveler, British Airways, Expedia, and RATP Group Paris, amongst others. This is her first children's book.

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