The Legendary Miss Lena Horne

Kids, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction, Performing Arts, USA, History
Cover of the book The Legendary Miss Lena Horne by Carole Boston Weatherford, Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Author: Carole Boston Weatherford ISBN: 9781481468251
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Publication: January 24, 2017
Imprint: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Language: English
Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
ISBN: 9781481468251
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication: January 24, 2017
Imprint: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English

Celebrate 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.

You have to be taught to be second class; you’re not born that way.

Lena Horne was born into the freedom struggle, to a family of teachers and activists. 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.

But the roles she was considered for were maids and mammies, stereotypes that Lena refused to play. Still, she never gave up. “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.

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Celebrate 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.

You have to be taught to be second class; you’re not born that way.

Lena Horne was born into the freedom struggle, to a family of teachers and activists. 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.

But the roles she was considered for were maids and mammies, stereotypes that Lena refused to play. Still, she never gave up. “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.

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