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Shelia P. Moses

Shelia P. Moses is the award-winning author of numerous books for young readers, including We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963, The Legend of Buddy Bush (a National Book Award nominee and Coretta Scott King Honor winner), Joseph’s Grace (an NAACP Image Award nominee), and the picture book Sharing the Dream. She lives in Virginia.
Who Was Katherine Johnson?
Sharing the Dream
We Were the Fire
She Persisted: Opal Lee
Who Is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Who Is Stacey Abrams?

Books

Who Was Katherine Johnson?
Sharing the Dream
We Were the Fire
She Persisted: Opal Lee
Who Is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Who Is Stacey Abrams?

Black Icons, Past and Present

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