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Barefoot King

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Barefoot King

The Indian Dalit Who Defied Caste to Bless Others

Authors & Illustrator

Author:

Hayley
Lyle
First Place Book Award

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.