Category Archives: multicultural

Black History Month and The Warmth of Other Suns

Posted on February 23, 2011 by moonbridgebooks

February happens to be Black History Month, and I happened to read a little book called Suitcase Full of Dreams, a memoir of a girl growing up in the 1940s-50s deep in Jim Crow South—Mobile, Alabama. Author Hoy Kersh tells … Continue reading →

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Hurrah for the red, white and blue – immigrant stories

Posted on July 3, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

As America celebrates her birthday, some people will be more grateful than others for the blessings they have found in this country. They are the immigrants, many of whom have escaped war, oppression, or grinding poverty. While they quickly realize … Continue reading →

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Slave Narratives through Project Gutenberg

Posted on June 20, 2009 by moonbridgebooks

Lately I’ve been reading interviews of ex-slaves and other “negroes” who remembered the Civil War and the freedom afterwards. Lisa Yannucci of Mama Lisa’s World, a site devoted to cultures and languages of the world, tipped me off to a … Continue reading →

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