![]() ![]() ![]() The entertainment field was the last career young Lena Hornes. As Lena Horne stated "You have to be taught to be second class you're not born that way". Weatherford, Carole Boston The Legendary Miss Lena Horne illus. More importantly, children will see the importance of the Civil Rights Era on the African American artists and the population at the time, and they will understand that in some cases the struggles of African Americans are still present, and that artists during that time were experiencing struggles that were so closely intertwined with the Civil Rights Era, that is it hard to distinguish between the two. The Legendary Miss Lena Horne Hardcover Carole Boston Weatherford 5.13 Free shippingFree shipping The Legendary Miss Lena Horne - Hardcover - VERY GOOD 4.39 Free shippingFree shipping The Legendary Miss Lena Horne 4. ![]() Between passing through foster homes, and between relatives Lena continued to push forward unto her dreams of being an actress and singer on Broadway. The book never seizes to inspire as you read about how Lena found time to practice as her mother was busy being a vaudeville actress. Carol Boston Weatherford gives us a poignant portrayal of Horne's life growing up in the 1920's and 30's in Brooklyn through her years as an artist and singer, up to her civil rights days. Miss Lena Horne, in all her glory takes on the world in this biographical story of the young singer, actress, and inspirational civil rights icon. ![]()
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