Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Belle, The Last Mule at Gee's Bend: A Civil Rights Story

Belle, The Last Mule at Gee's Bend: A Civil Rights Story by Calvin Alexander Ramsey (Author), Bettye Stroud (Author), John Holyfield (Illustrator)

Belle is a mule that is munching on collards from a garden. A kid notices this, and a grandma offers to tell the story of the animal. Belle had participated in the civil rights movement. The animal carried people to register to vote when the ferry was closed. The animal later pulled MLK's coffin after he had been killed. The book has a nice civil rights message, but is a bit wordy.

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