Shelia P. Moses

BIO

SHELIA P. MOSES is an African American poet, historian, producer, and author of 32 books. She has written two plays, produced the Dick Gregory tribute at the Kennedy Center, and authored notable works such as The Sittin’ Up, Callus on My Soul (comedian Dick Gregory’s memoir), We Were the Fire: Birmingham, 1963, and I, Dred Scott. In 2004, she was nominated for the National Book Award and received a Coretta Scott King Honor for The Legend of Buddy Bush. In 2009, her novel Joseph’s Grace was nominated for an NAACP Image Award.

Moses is also the founder of the George Moses Horton Book Festival and chairs the committee that has established 10 Little Free Libraries in her hometown of Northampton County, North Carolina. Her recent works include African American and Educated: The Legacy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Sharing the Dream.  Sharing the Dream is illustrated by Keith Mallett.

 

SHARING THE DREAM

Sharing The Dream is written by Shelia P. Moses and illustrated by Keith Mallett. 
 
Agnes can hardly contain her excitement! She’s headed to the March on Washington. Sitting on her father’s shoulders, she’s awed by the sea of people—people of every color, gathered together to be a part of the fight for equal rights for Black people. She soaks in the words of John Lewis and Josephine Baker and is mesmerized by Mahalia Jackson’s singing. Then Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gives a speech about his dreams for his children—for all children. On the bus ride home, Agnes has her own dream: that the words of Dr. King would be heard and embraced by the whole world.