M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A by A. Van Jordan

M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A

A. Van Jordan

134 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction poetry emotional reflective medium-paced

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In 1936, teenager MacNolia Cox became the first African American finalist in the National Spelling Bee Competition. Supposedly prevented from winning, the precocious child who dreamed of becoming a doctor was changed irrevocably. Her story, told i...

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