Stonewall Jackson's Black Sunday School

by Rickey E. Pittman

Shedding new light on a legendary war hero, this picture book profiles the religious devotion of Civil War general Thomas J. Jackson. A professor at the Virginia Military Institute, Jackson broke state law by teaching reading and writing to black citizens attending Lexington Presbyterian Church's Sunday school. He continued his classes even after being threatened with prosecution, because he wanted his students to become better men and women through...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589807138
• ISBN13: 9781589807136
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.2" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3