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Jane Castor Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Mayor of Tampa, FL — The Greatest City in the World.

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Book Cover for: Poems: Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie/Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well/And Still I Rise/Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?, Maya Angelou

Poems: Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie/Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well/And Still I Rise/Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?

Maya Angelou
Jane CastorJane Castor

This morning, I virtually met with hundreds of elementary, middle, & high school @HillsboroughSch students for the African American Read-In.📚 We read poems from Langston Hughes & Maya Angelou + discussed the importance of studying and learning from history. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/jVpjGpRlfQ

Paperback, Mass Market, 1996

$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Up From Slavery: Autobiography, Booker T. Washington

Up From Slavery: Autobiography

Booker T. Washington
Jane CastorJane Castor

The library is home to so much history—including exceptional artifacts and books like an autographed copy of Booker T. Washington’s autobiography, masks brought from Africa and tools that Smith’s great-grandfather used as a cobbler on the plantation where he was enslaved. https://t.co/uWBHNG14sE

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Book Cover for: Nikhil Out Loud, Maulik Pancholy

Nikhil Out Loud

Maulik Pancholy
Jane CastorJane Castor

Fun getting to speak with @MaulikPancholy today - learning more about his new book "Nikhil Out Loud" and his nonprofit work through @ActToChange. Maulik is a seasoned actor (30 Rock, Phineas & Ferb), an antibullying activist, an author, AND a Tampa native! https://t.co/0wh88wX7Zi

Paperback, 2023

$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Hughes: Poems: Edited by David Roessel, Langston Hughes

Hughes: Poems: Edited by David Roessel

Langston Hughes
Jane CastorJane Castor

This morning, I virtually met with hundreds of elementary, middle, & high school @HillsboroughSch students for the African American Read-In.📚 We read poems from Langston Hughes & Maya Angelou + discussed the importance of studying and learning from history. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/jVpjGpRlfQ

Hardcover, 1999

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book