The Blind History Lady Presents; John Swearingen-Know Your Place Blind Boy! - The Blind History Lady Presents, #13

Name: The Blind History Lady Presents; John Swearingen-Know Your Place Blind Boy!
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Author: Peggy Chong
ISBN: 9781370474585

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Peggy Chong

Editeurs divers USA
Paru le : 11/08/2017

Blinded at age 13, John Swearingen faced a fierce battle to receive an education as a blind youth in his home community. As an adult, he met prejudice... > Lire la suite

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Blinded at age 13, John Swearingen faced a fierce battle to receive an education as a blind youth in his home community. As an adult, he met prejudice and roadblocks to enter college, graduate, find employment as a teacher and acceptance in the state of South Carolina. Because of his own experience with discrimination, John developed a strong vision of a quality education for all, no matter their status in life.
Years after graduating from college at the top of his class and not allowed to prove himself as a teacher in the public schools of South Carolina, John ran for the office of State Superintendent of Education for the state of South Carolina-and won. The contributions he made during his lifetime to public education, family and his community are still felt in the state of South Carolina today.

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Date de parution : 11/08/2017
Editeur : Editeurs divers USA
Collection : The Blind History Lady Present
ISBN : 978-1-370-47458-5
EAN : 9781370474585
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Biographie de Peggy Chong

Peggy Chong is a long-time researcher and Historical author of many articles on the blind in the United States. She has written for publications that include The Braille Monitor, Dialogue Magazine, Future Reflections, The Minnesota Bulletin and the Iowa History Journal. In her growing series, The Blind Lady Presents, she introduces to sighted and blind alike, the many average blind persons in the United States who had to overcome not-so-average barriers to lead a normal life, support their families and succeed.
She recounts all they had to do to become chemists, newspaper editors, plumbers, barbers, piano tuners, boat builders, teachers, lawyers, politicians and so much more.