The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, R. Gregory Christie

The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, R. Gregory Christie

32 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography childrens history informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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Lewis's dad said he had an itch he needed to scratch -- a book itch. How to scratch it? He started the National Memorial African Bookstore. It became a center of black culture and a home to activists like Malcolm X.

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