Papa's mark /by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert ; illustrated by Colin Bootman.

Battle-Lavert, Gwendolyn,

Papa's mark /by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert ; illustrated by Colin Bootman. - first edition. - New York : Holiday House, (c)2003. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

After his son helps him learn to write his name, Samuel T. Blow goes to the courthouse in his Southern town to cast his ballot on the first election day ever on which African Americans were allowed to vote.



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African Americans--History--1863-1877--Juvenile fiction.
Voting--Juvenile fiction.
Literacy--Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction.