J. D. Jackson

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1) Keeping the city going

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AD 630L

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"An ode to the essential workers keeping the country operating during the COVID-19 pandemic"--

2) Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's super-soaking stream of inventions

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DAML Black History Month Picture Books

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Learn all about the life of Lonnie Johnson, the innovative engineer.

3) I dream of trains

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Johnson, Angela

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The son of a sharecropper dreams of leaving Mississippi on a train with the legendary engineer Casey Jones.

4) Freedom in Congo Square

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Weatherford, Carole Boston

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Telling a People's Story: African-American Children's Illustrated Literature

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A special place in New Orleans once played host to several slaves who celebrated their half-days of freedom by singing, dancing, and playing music in the Congo Square open market every Sunday. Readers learn about the slaves' week-long work and those special Sunday afternoons.