Bessie Smith and the Night Riders
By Sue Stauffacher.
Description
Even though she can’t afford a ticket to see the great blues singer Bessie Smith perform, Emmarene listens outside Bessie’s tent—that is, until she bursts into the show to warn the crowd:The Night Riders have come!Bessie marches right outside and confronts the Night Riders by giving one of her famous low moans that says, "I may be down and out, but I ain’t gonna take it no more." But will that be enough to scare them off ?Based on a true incident, Bessie Smith and the Night Riders is a powerful story of facing down danger and standing up for what’s ri...
ISBN(s)
0399242376, 9780399242373
