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"You can be president"

Patricia and Fredrick McKissack | Blogs,  Mar 01, 1997

Sunday dinner in our family is a time for sharing food and ideas. One night, we discussed the upcoming presidential election. We ended by saying to each of our three sons, “You can be president.” Spontaneously, the oldest, Fred Jr., stood up, burst forth with a full chorus of “Hail...
Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack's 1993 BGHB NF speech for

Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack's 1993 BGHB NF speech for "Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?"

Patricia and Fredrick McKissack,  Jan 12, 1994

FRED: It is with great pride and an equal measure of humility that we accept the 1993 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for nonfic­tion, for Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?PAT: There are more people to thank than time will permit, but we'd like to acknowledge a few people.FRED: First, we'd...
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