New Exhibit At Philadelphia Museum Highlights Artist Who Broke Color Barriers In Children’s Literature
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A new exhibit opens Friday at the
National Museum of Jewish American History that showcases the work of a
children’s author and illustrator most known for breaking a color
barrier in children’s literature.
The son of Eastern European Jewish immigrants, Ezra Jack Keats was
raised in Brooklyn during the Great Depression. He suffered prejudice
and poverty, but developed sympathy for others who suffered the same
fate.
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