Marley Dias Quotes


In my class - in all fifth-grade classes - we were required to read 'classics,' books like 'Shiloh,' which is about a white boy and the dog he rescues. And 'Old Yeller,' which is about a white boy and the dog that rescues him. And 'Where the Red Fern Grows,' which is about a white boy and the two dogs he trains.


Citations

Dias, Marley. Marley Dias Gets It Done: And So Can You! Scholastic Press, 2018.

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Marley Dias
Marley Dias
  • Born: January 4, 2005
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Activist, Writer

Marley Dias is an American activist and writer. She launched a campaign called #1000BlackGirlBooks in November 2015, when she was in elementary school; she noticed that the main protagonist in most stories was a white boy.