Alec’s Primer
Mildred Pitts Walter
illustrated by Larry Johnson
Vermont Folklife Center, 2005

Based on the true story of Alec Turner (1845–1923), who learned to read as a boy with the help of his owner’s daughter

Supplement the story with stories and songs from tape-recorded interviews with Daisy Turner, Alec’s daughter

A Carter G.

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