That's one possibility!
On the next page of the book,
the painting of Rosa Parks says "Your Aunt Connie created
us to tell you the history of our struggle. Would you like to
hear more?"
Faith Ringgold explains her
belief of educating children in her autobiography, We Flew
Over the Bridge (Boston:Little Brown, 1995).
"These children's books seek to explain to children some
of the hard facts of slavery and racial prejudice, issues that
are difficult but crucial to their education."
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