Powledge, Fred

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POWLEDGE, Fred

POWLEDGE, Fred. American, b. 1935. Genres: Children's non-fiction, Civil liberties/Human rights, Environmental sciences/Ecology, Race relations. Career: Ed.-Writer, Associated Press, New Haven, Conn., 1958-60; Reporter, Atlanta Journal, 1960-63, and the New York Times, 1963-66; freelance writer-author, 1966-. Publications: Black Power/White Resistance, 1967; To Change a Child, 1967; Model City, 1970; Mud Show: A Circus Season, 1975; Born on the Circus, 1976; The Backpacker's Budget Food Book, 1977; Journeys through the South, 19779; So You're Adopted, 1982; Water, 1982; A Forgiving Wind, 1983; Fat of the Land, 1984; The New Adoption Maze, 1985; You'll Survive, 1986; Free at Last? The Civil Rights Movement and the People Who Made It, 1991; We Shall Overcome: Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement, 1993; Working River, 1995; Pharmacy in the Forest, 1998. Address: 25040 Old Brick Way, Half-Pone Point, Hollywood, MD 20636, U.S.A.

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