{"product_id":"opals-greenwood-oasis-hardcover","title":"Opal's Greenwood Oasis - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eQuraysh Ali Lansana\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNajah-Amatullah Hylton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSkip Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A beautiful and poignant reminder of the industry, joy and resilience of Black people in America.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e-Trey Ellis, Peabody and Emmy winning producer of \u003cem\u003eKing in the Wilderness\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003eTrue Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1921, and Opal Brown would like to show you around her beautiful neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Filled with busy stores and happy families, Opal also wants you to know that \"everyone looks like me.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn both words and illustrations, this carefully researched and historically accurate book allows children to experience the joys and success of Greenwood, one of the most prosperous Black communities of the early 20th Century, an area Booker T. Washington dubbed America's Black Wall Street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon after the day narrated by Opal, Greenwood would be lost in the Tulsa Race Massacre, the worst act of racial violence in American history. As we approach the centennial of that tragic event, children have the opportunity through this book to learn and celebrate all that was built in Greenwood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52655585788211,"sku":"9781733647441","price":32.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SndUT1VURHd6Z1RkZUxMSDdxTVlWZz09.webp?v=1762531042","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/opals-greenwood-oasis-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}