{"product_id":"call-me-miss-hamilton-one-womans-case-for-equality-and-respect-9781541560406","title":"Call Me Miss Hamilton: One Woman's Case for Equality and Respect","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDiscover the true story of the woman Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. nicknamed \"Red\" because of her fiery spirit!\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Hamilton grew up knowing right from wrong. She was proud to be Black, and when the chance came along to join the Civil Rights Movement and become a Freedom Rider, she was eager to fight for what she believed in. Mary was arrested again and again--and she did not back down when faced with insults or disrespect. In an Alabama court, a white prosecutor called her by her first name, but she refused to answer unless he called her \"Miss Hamilton.\" The judge charged her with contempt of court, but that wasn't the end of it. Miss Mary Hamilton fought the contempt charge all the way to the Supreme Court.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful free verse from Carole Boston Weatherford and striking scratchboard illustrations by Jeffery Boston Weatherford, accompanied by archival photographs, honor this unsung heroine who took a stand for respect--and won.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeatherford, Jeffery Boston:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJeffery Boston Weatherford\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning illustrator, poet, and founder of the global hip hop collective Triiibe Worldwide. Jeffery earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Howard University where he was a Romare Bearden Scholar. As a teaching artist for the National Book Foundation, he has lectured, performed and conducted workshops in the U.S., Africa, and the Middle East. His illustrated titles include \u003cem\u003eYou Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAfrica, A Bat Cave: an Abecedarian Bedtime Chronicle, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eCall Me Miss Hamilton. \u003c\/em\u003eHe lives and works in Maryland.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeatherford, Carole Boston:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCarole Boston Weatherford\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of numerous award-winning books including \u003cem\u003eBOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Michele Wood which received a Newbery Honor and National Book Award Longlist title \u003cem\u003eUnspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by the late Floyd Cooper. When she's not traveling or visiting museums, Carole is mining the past for family stories, fading traditions, and forgotten struggles. She lives in North Carolina.","brand":"Millbrook Press (Tm)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619847508242,"sku":"9781541560406","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_379379d7-ebae-44b2-b03f-7927bbec96d8.jpg?v=1732556167","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/call-me-miss-hamilton-one-womans-case-for-equality-and-respect-9781541560406","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}