M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A: Poems
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Author: A. Van Jordan
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In 1936, teenager MacNolia Cox became the first African American finalist in the National Spelling Bee Competition. Supposedly prevented from winning, the precocious child who dreamed of becoming a doctor was changed irrevocably. Her story, told in a poignant nonlinear narrative, illustrates the power of a pivotal moment in a life.
"Jordan is a wizard at capturing vernacular in both conventional forms and his own invention."
–Black Issues Book Review