{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNelson, Marilyn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Marilyn Nelson is the author or translator of over 25 books of poems for adults, young adults, and children, among them Carver: A Life in Poems and A Wreath for Emmett Till. In 2012 she was awarded the Frost Medal for distinguished lifetime achievement in poetry. She is a Chancellor of The Academy of American Poets and Poet-in-Residence of the Poets Corner at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. \"For years, every time I looked at the photograph of my mother with her 1954-55 class, I wondered what those children experienced. I'm so glad my friends agreed to explore that question. I loved trying to catch Mama's voice in the poems I wrote for this collection.\"","brand":"World Enough Writers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50857165029650,"sku":"9781937797034","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0796e7c9-2978-4e17-b56d-7a1b5d9e6a95.jpg?v=1737523566","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mrs-nelsons-class-9781937797034","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}