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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1996-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780807589564
Lexile
AD560L
Themes
martin luther king
racism

White Socks Only

Written by Evelyn Coleman and Illustrated by Tyrone Geter
When Grandma was a little girl living in Mississippi, she went into town on a hot summer day. She saw the signs, "Whites Only" in front of a water fountain. Thinking she was okay because she had on her white socks, she stepped up to take a drink, causing a commotion in town.
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Actress Amber Rose Tamblyn reads White Socks Only by Evelyn Coleman. When Grandma was a little girl...
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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1996-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780807589564
Lexile
AD560L
Themes
martin luther king
racism
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