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Musically Minded, by Kimberly Low

Bubble Jim, by Sabina Singh

School Days, by Jamie Maxfield

Team Strikedown, by Pepper Moto

From wikipedia:
Bridget ("Biddy") Mason (born August 15, 1818 in Hancock County, Georgia - died January 15, 1891 in Los Angeles, California) was an African American nurse, and a California real estate entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Born a slave in Georgia, Mason was among a small group of slaves taken by her master Robert Smith, a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), first to the Utah Territory, and then on to California. In 1856, when Smith was planning to move to the slave state of Texas, Mason petitioned a Los Angeles court for her freedom. A California judge granted her freedom as a resident of a free state, as well as the freedom of the other slaves held captive by Smith (her three daughters, and ten other African-American women and children).

Learn more about Biddy Mason, free from the Lakewood Public Library.