by Leon Walter Tillage · L'Ecole des Loisirs · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782211048880
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«Léon» is the autobiographical book by Leon Walter Tillage, published by L'Ecole des Loisirs in paperback (96 pages, in French).
Leon Walter Tillage grew up in the segregated South of the United States: he walked seven kilometers to school and suffered harassment from white children on the school bus. His father was killed by young white men; despite the discouragement of those around him, he found hope in Martin Luther King and took part in peaceful marches.
Translation from English (Leon's Story, 1997) by Alice Ormières and Nadia Butaud, with illustrations by Susan L. Roth. Winner of the Carter G. Woodson Book Award 1998.
Aimed at readers aged 9 to 12 interested in the history of civil rights and personal memoirs.
