{"product_id":"infinite-hope-a-black-artists-journey-from-world-war-ii-to-peace-ashley-bryan","title":"Infinite Hope: A Black Artists' Journey from World War II To Peace;  Ashley Bryan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn May of 1942, at the age of eighteen, Ashley Bryan was drafted to fight in World War II. For the next three years, he would face the horrors of war as a black soldier in a segregated army.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe endured the terrible lies white officers told about the black soldiers to isolate them from anyone who showed kindness—including each other. He received worse treatment than even Nazi POWs. He was assigned the grimmest, most horrific tasks, like burying fallen soldiers…but was told to remove the black soldiers first because the media didn’t want them in their newsreels. And he waited and wanted so desperately to go home, watching every white soldier get safe passage back to the United States before black soldiers were even a thought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the next forty years, Ashley would keep his time in the war a secret. But now, he tells his story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story of the kind people who supported him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story of the bright moments that guided him through the dark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the story of his passion for art that would save him time and time again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilled with never-before-seen artwork and handwritten letters and diary entries, this illuminating and moving memoir by Newbery Honor–winning illustrator Ashley Bryan is both a lesson in history and a testament to hope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOctober 15, 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAshley Bryan was an illustrator, children's author, and poet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAshley Bryan (1923–2022) grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he shared the joy of song with children. A beloved illustrator, he was named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, Freedom Over Me. He also received the Coretta Scott King—Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, was a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer, a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. His books include Freedom Over Me; Sail Away; Beautiful Blackbird; Beat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum; Let It Shine; Ashley Bryan’s Book of Puppets; and What a Wonderful World. He lived in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615384998210,"sku":"","price":10.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/files\/infinitehope.jpg?v=1747755838","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/infinite-hope-a-black-artists-journey-from-world-war-ii-to-peace-ashley-bryan","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}