Central A & M Middle School issued the following announcement on Feb. 1.
Author and substitute teacher extraordinaire, Kevin Corley, has offered Central A&M Middle School an opportunity regarding his new book Sundown Town. We have several copies available. Mr. Corley has written several books focusing on coal mines in Central Illinois. This particular book focuses on the coal mine wars in Pana, IL, and is geared toward an adult or high school reader.
IN CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
THE AUTHORS WOULD LIKE TO OFFER AREA SCHOOLS THE PROFITS FROM THE SALES OF THE BOOK DURING THE MONTH OF
FEBRUARY 2019
COST OF BOOKS
$15
WITH $5 FROM EACH BOOK GOING TO YOUR SCHOOL
Synopsis:
In 1898, Big Henry Stevens leads hundreds of African-American coal miners and their families from Alabama to Pana, Illinois. When they arrive, the miners learn the mine owners lied to them. Instead of good pay for honest work, they were strikebreakers crossing picket lines. Meanwhile, the fledgling United Mine Workers of America was prepared to do whatever was necessary to stop the unsuspecting miners.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Central A & M Middle School
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