{"product_id":"mrs-nelsons-class-9781937797034","title":"Mrs. Nelson's Class","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrown v. Board\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eof Education of Topeka, Kansas \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethat state-sanctioned segregation of public\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eschools is unconstitutional.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn September 1954, in an Air Force base school near Salina, Kansas, young\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfrican American teacher Mrs. Johnnie Mitchell Nelson became the teacher of\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea second grade class of twenty white children. Mrs. Nelson knew, but did her\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epupils understand they were making history together?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrough a class roster of persona poems by poets Doug Anderson, Martha\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollins, Alfred Corn, Annie Finch, Helen Frost, Margaret Gibson, Jeanine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHathaway, Andrew Hudgins, Mark Jarman, Peter Johnson, Meg Kearney, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRon Koertge, David Mason, Leslie Monsour, Dinty W. Moore, Marilyn Nelson, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLesl a Newman, Michael Palma, Michael Waters, and Katherine Williams, this\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eanthology presents Mrs. Nelson and her class, imagining how she and her\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003estudents may have experienced their unique situation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10382431\"\u003eMarilyn Nelson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Enough Writers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781937797034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1937797031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE001000\"\u003eAnthologies (multiple authors)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC031000\"\u003eDiscrimination\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Enough Writers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698431856877,"sku":"9781937797034","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_f5fd1e47-e0c7-4b9b-beb9-5574ac78958b.jpg?v=1649900884","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/mrs-nelsons-class-9781937797034","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}