Barefoot King

Barefoot King
The Indian Dalit Who Defied Caste to Bless Others
Authors & Illustrator
Author:
Hayley
Lyle

First Place Award
Nonfiction > Society & Social Sciences - Race, Class, Culture & Religion
Description
Step into India, 1971— the Dalits, or “untouchables,” are prohibited to wear shoes, politicians rule over justice, and the ideals of India’s young constitution do little against the 2,000-year tradition of caste-based oppression. But for one particular Dalit boy, this was about to change.