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2020., Oni Press Call No: GRAPHIC NOVELS Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "[A] memoir of artist/author Joel Christian Gill, chronicling his youth and coming of age as a poor Black child in a chaotic southern landscape of rough city streets and foreboding backwoods during the crack cocaine boom of the 1980s. Propelled into a world filled with uncertainty and desperation, young Joel is pushed toward using violence to solve his problems by everyone and everything around him. But fighting doesn't always yield the best results for a confused and sensitive kid who yearns for a better, more fulfilling life than the one he was born into"--Back cover.
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2020., ONI Press Call No: GN B Gill Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Author Joel Christian Gill pens a graphic novel memoir about the brutality of his youth as the child of a single mother whose restlessness forced him to become a survivor of bullying at new schools, abuse at home, and violence on the streets. Despite this, and being forced out of his home, Joel found solace in art, and vowed to live a different life.
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2014., FULCRUM PUBLISHING Call No: GN GIL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Strange fruit Volume: volume 1Summary Note: "Strange Fruit, Volume I, Uncelebrated narratives from Black history is a collection of stories from African American history that exemplifies success in the face of great adversity. This unique graphic anthology offers historical and cultural commentary on nine uncelebrated heroes whose stories are not often found in history books. Among the stories included are: Henry 'Box' Brown, who escaped from slavery by mailing himself to Philadelphia; Alexander Crummel and the Noyes Academy, the first integrated school in America, established in the 1830s; Marshall 'Major' Taylor, a.k.a. the Black Cyclone, the first Black champion in any sport; and Bass Reeves, the most successful lawman in the Old West. Written and illustrated by Joel Christian Gill, the diverse art beautifully captures the spirit of each remarkable individual and opens a window into an important part of American history"--
