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Julius Lester

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Born 1939

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  • Cover of: To be a slave

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  • Cover of: This strange new feeling: three love stories from black history

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  • Cover of: The Long Journey Home

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  • Cover of: The knee-high man and other tales

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  • Cover of: The seventh son: the thought and writings of W. E. B. Du Bois

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  • Cover of: Sam and the Tigers : A New Telling of Little Black Sambo

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  • Cover of: Day of tears: a novel in dialogue

    Cover of edition dayoftears00juli First published in 2005 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: John Henry

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Copper Level

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  • Cover of: Basketball game

    First published in 1977 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Lovesong: becoming a Jew

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  • Cover of: Do Lord remember me: a novel

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  • Cover of: Black folktales.

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  • Cover of: Places I Never Meant To Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers

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  • Cover of: From Slave Ship to Freedom Road

    First published in 1998 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Cupid: A Tale of Love and Desire

    First published in 2007 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The tales of Uncle Remus: the adventures of Brer Rabbit

    Cover of edition talesofuncleremu0000juli Cover of edition talesofuncleremu00lest First published in 1987 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Long journey home.

    First published in 1973 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Let's talk about race

    First published in 2005 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: the knee-high man

    First published in 1974 — 3 editions
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Born 1939

Subjects

African Americans, Fiction, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Folklore, Tales, African americans, fiction, Juvenile literature, Animals, African americans, folklore, Slavery, Biography, Blacks, History, Race relations, Short stories, Animals, folklore, Remus, uncle (fictitious character), fiction, Afro-Americans, American Authors, American Short stories, Children's stories, Folklore, juvenile literature, Folklore, united states, Jews

Places

United States, Africa, Egypt, Poland, South Carolina, Southern States, U.S., Vermont, Virginia, Zambia

People

Julius Lester, Abraham Lincoln, Josiah Henson, Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), Moses (Biblical leader), Rod Brown (1961-), Thomas Jefferson, W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963), William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Time

1945-, 20th century, 1690-1865, 1775-1865, 1865-1951, 1945-1953, 1956, 1961-1969, 1965-1975, 1975-, 19th century, Slavery Years, To 1200 B.C., To 332 B.C.

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Alternative names

  • Julius Lester
  • Lester, Julius.

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
November 10, 2014 Edited by Jacquie V Noland Added new photo
February 14, 2012 Edited by Dylan Cuffy merge authors
August 30, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Talis record