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- Wife-and-husband writing team Patricia and Fredrick McKissack began collaborating in the early 1980s. Now, over 100 books and 20 years later, the McKissacks’ partnership is as strong as ever. Most of the books they write together are biographies and nonfiction books about the history of African Americans.
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Patricia and Fredrick had three sons. The eldest, Fredrick McKissack, Jr., is also a writer and a journalist who collaborated with his mother to create several books, including the award-winning book for older readers, Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues (1994).
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Fredrick Lemuel "Fred" McKissack, Sr. (August 12, 1939 – April 28, 2013) was an African-American writer, best known for collaboration with his wife, Patricia C. McKissack on more than 100 children's books about the history of African Americans.
Apr 12, 2017 · Patricia McKissack, who with her husband transformed a career crisis into a prolific literary partnership that produced scores of children’s books about black history and folklore, died on...
Patricia and Fred McKissack feel strongly that all young people need good literature by and about African-Americans and have stated a dual goal of improving the self-image of African-American children and of encouraging an open attitude in all children toward cultures different from their own.
Apr 11, 2017 · Patricia C. McKissack, a children’s author who chronicled African American history and Southern folklore in more than 100 early-reader and picture books, including award-winning works about...
Patricia C. McKissack dedicated her career as a writer to showcasing black voices through children’s books and biographies that highlighted prominent African American figures. The prolific author wrote over one hundred books, coauthoring many with her husband, Fredrick L. McKissack.
Wife-and-husband writing team Patricia and Fredrick McKissack began collaborating in the early 1980s. Now, over 100 books and 20 years later, the McKissacks’ partnership is as strong as ever. Most of the books they write together are biographies and nonfiction books about the history of African Americans.
