{"product_id":"9781662680892","title":"Writing toward Justice : The Life and Reporting of Alice A. Dunnigan","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeet Alice Dunnigan, a pioneering Black journalist, who spoke truth to power—and earned the respect of President Harry S. Truman.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eAn inspiring nonfiction picture book for kids ages 7-10 from award-winning author and illustrator Peggy Thomas and Tonya Engel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlice Dunnigan knew all about injustice—she was the daughter of poor Black sharecroppers in Kentucky. But Alice also knew the key to fighting injustice was to speak out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt 13 years old, she wrote to a Black newspaper asking for a job—and got it! It was only the beginning. After many years of hard work as a teacher, a cleaner, a typist, and a journalist, Alice became the first Black woman in the Capitol Press Corp. But one person was still beyond her grasp, a person who needed to be held accountable: President Truman. Would he keep his promise to support civil rights for Black Americans? By scrimping and saving for a ticket on the president's cross-country train tour, Alice was able to meet the president and win him over to her cause: justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlice Dunnigan used her words as a moving force, writing America toward justice, a journey beautifully captured by author Peggy Thomas and illustrator Tonya Engel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Calkins Creek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45713800134735,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":700.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.tw\/products\/9781662680892","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Taiwan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}