Patricia C. McKissack(1944-2017)

Patricia C. McKissack was born on 9 August 1944 in Smyrna, Tennessee, USA. She was a writer, known for Dear America: A Picture of Freedom (1999) and Dear America: Color Me Dark (2000). She was married to Fredrick McKissack. She died on 7 April 2017 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Known for

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Dear America: Color Me Dark
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- book "Color Me Dark"
- 2000
Dear America: A Picture of Freedom
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- book "A Picture of Freedom"
- 1999

Born
- August 9, 1944
- Smyrna, Tennessee, USA
Died
- April 7, 2017
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA(cardio-respiratory arrest)
Spouse
- Fredrick McKissackDecember 12, 1965 - April 28, 2013 (his death, 3 children)
Other works
Book: "Let's Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out!: Games, Songs, and Stories from an African American Childhood" Schwartz & Wade ISBN-13: 978-0375870880 with Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

Trivia
She wrote more than 100 children's books which were based on African American history and folklore. Her husband Fredrick did the research and she did the writing.

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