Quickest Kid in Clarksville

Description:

Growing up in the segregated town of Clarksville, Tennessee, in the 1960s, Alta's family cannot afford to buy her new sneakers--but she still plans to attend the parade celebrating her hero Wilma Rudolph's three Olympic gold medals.

subjects: Juvenile fiction,  Segregation,  Fiction,  Running,  Role models,  African American girls,  African Americans,  Parades,  History,  Children's fiction,  African americans, fiction,  Parades, fiction,  Tennessee, fiction

People: Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994)

Places: Tennessee,  Clarksville,  Clarksville (Tenn.)

Times: 20th century