Loretta Little Looks Back

"Loretta Little Looks Back" is an innovative and beautifully illustrated novel by a bestselling husband and wife team, exploring the pivotal moments in history that led to African Americans gaining the right to vote. Through the voices of Loretta, Roly, and Aggie B., three generations of the Little family share their vivid stories from a cotton field in 1927 to the 1968 presidential election. This engaging narrative blends fictional first-person accounts, spoken-word poetry, and folk traditions to illuminate the dignity of sharecroppers in the rural South while showcasing the family's mystical gift that encapsulates their struggle for freedom.