All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days. This book title, The Legendary Miss Lena Horne, ISBN: 9781481468244, by Carole Boston Weatherford, Elizabeth Zunon, published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers (January 24, 2017) is available in hardcover. “Stormy Weather” became her theme song, and when she sang “This Little Light of Mine” at a civil rights rally, she found not only her voice, but her calling.
Her mother dreamed of being an actress, so Lena followed in her footsteps as she chased small parts in vaudeville, living out of a suitcase until MGM offered Lena something more-the first ever studio contract for a black actress.īut the roles she was considered for were maids and mammies, stereotypes that Lena refused to play. Lena Horne was born into the freedom struggle, to a family of teachers and activists. You have to be taught to be second class you’re not born that way. TolkienĬelebrate the life of Lena Horne, the pioneering African American actress and civil rights activist, with this inspiring and powerful picture book from award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford.
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