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Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-

How do you spell unfair? : MacNolia Cox and the national spelling bee / - First edition. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

A true story of determination and groundbreaking achievement follows eighth grade African American spelling champion MacNolia Cox, who left Akron, Ohio, in 1936 to compete in the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., only to be met with prejudice and discrimination.

ISBN: 9781536215540 1536215546

Subjects--Personal Names:
Cox, MacNolia--Juvenile literature.
Cox, MacNolia.

Subjects--Meeting Names:
National Spelling Bee--Juvenile literature.
National Spelling Bee.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African American students--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Spelling bees--United States--Juvenile literature.
Race discrimination--United States--Juvenile literature.
African American students.
Spelling bees.
Race discrimination.
African Americans--Biography.
Women--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.

Dewey Class. No.: 305.896/073 B