Little Crow: Leader of the Dakota Juvenile Nonfiction African American & Black History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism Draper tells the epic story

Draper tells the epic story of a young girl torn from her African village

the love that surrounds this boy's family table is palpable and neverending

who suffered and struggled to build a country

easy-to- read for beginners as well as advanced readers

She fled from England and the turmoil of her home-life to live in black communities around the globe—the US

Little Crow: Leader of the Dakota Juvenile Nonfiction African American & Black History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism Draper tells the epic storyThe Plains Indian Wars of the nineteenth century garnered enduring fame for certain Indian leaders, their names echoing powerfully even today: Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Red Cloud. Just as significant but less often mentioned is Taoyateduta, known to whites as Little Crow, the reluctant leader of Dakota warriors during the U. S.Dakota War of 1862, the opening salvo of the U. S.Indian Wars. In this carefully researched biography of the Dakota leader,