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Joel Christian Gill is a cartoonist and historian who speaks nationally on the importance of sharing stories. He wrote the words and drew the pictures in Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield’s First Ride
(published by Lion Forge, 2019) and the award-winning graphic novel series Strange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History, as
well as, Tales of The Talented Tenth from Fulcrum Publishing. He has worked for diverse clients including the People’s United Party of Belize,
NBC, the Boston Globe and his has written for The Huffington Post. He is currently Associate Professor of Illustration at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Gill has dedicated his life to creating stories to build connections with readers through empathy, compassion ...more

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	Strange Fruit, Volume I: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History (1) 4.07 avg rating — 1,089 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fights: One Boy's Triumph Over Violence 4.09 avg rating — 771 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi (Goodreads Author), Joel Christian Gill (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 679 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strange Fruit, Volume II: More Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History 4.42 avg rating — 337 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield's First Ride 3.73 avg rating — 232 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bessie Stringfield: Tales of the Talented Tenth, no. 2 (2) 4.15 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bass Reeves: Tales of the Talented Tenth, no. 1 (1) 3.82 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robert Smalls: Tales of the Talented Tenth, no. 3 (3) by Joel Christian Gill (Goodreads Author), Qiana Whitted (Foreword) 4.33 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History by Joel Christian Gill (2014-05-01) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, which Civil Rights / African-American history book should we read in January?

This poll will close at 11:59 pm Eastern time on Saturday, December 31, 2016.

March Book One (March, #1) by John Lewis

March: Book One by John Lewis

3 votes, 50.0%

Strange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History by Joel Christian Gill

2 votes, 33.3%

King - A Comics Biography: The Special Edition by Ho Che Anderson

1 vote, 16.7%

Graphic Classics, Volume 22: African-American Classics by Lance Tooks

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