Joseph's grandpa could do almost anything with his hands. He could play the piano, throw a curveball, and tie a triple bowline knot in three seconds flat. But in the 1950s and 60s, he could not bake bread at the Wonder Bread factory. Factory bosses said white people would not want to eat bread touched by the hands of the African Americans who worked there.
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Margaret H. Mason learned about the Detroit Wonder Bread factory's discriminatory policies from an old friend and Bakers Union stalwart. She lives in Ferndale, Michigan. Visit her website at www.margarethmason.com.
Floyd Coope r has illustrated more than sixty children's books. He is a recipient of the Coretta Scott King A
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