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Alice Faye Duncan

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I write books for young learners.


I speak to students about the Civil Rights Movement.


I lead writing workshops.



Local PBS Interview

Hear me speak with journalist, George Larrimore. We talk about inspiration, the writing process, and how my meeting the Mississippi poet, Etheridge Knight, paved a road to purpose. 

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The Story of Juneteenth Through the Eyes of a Child.

This picture book biography also includes a recipe for "Red Juneteenth Punch." 

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Words for the Heart and Mind

This critical civil rights book for middle-graders examines the little-known Fayette County Tent City Movement in the late 1950s and reveals what is possible when people unite and fight for the right to vote.



The late 1950s was a turbulent time in Fayette County, Tennessee. Black and white children went to different schools. Jim Crow signs hung high. And while Black hands in Fayette were free to work in the fields as sharecroppers, the same Black hands were barred from casting ballots in public elections. If they dared to vote, they faced threats of violence by the local Ku Klux Klan or White citizens. It wasn't until Black landowners organized registration drives to help Black citizens vote did change begin--but not without white farmers' efforts to prevent it. They evicted Black sharecroppers off their land, leaving families stranded and forced to live in tents. White shopkeepers blacklisted these families, refusing to sell them groceries, gasoline, and other necessities. But the voiceless did finally speak, culminating in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which legally ended voter discrimination. Powerfully conveyed through interconnected stories and told through the eyes of a child, this book combines poetry, prose, and stunning illustrations to shine light on this forgotten history.

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YELLOW DOG BLUES is one of the NY TIMES "Best Illustrated Picture Books in 2022."  The book is a Blues Fable. Bo Willie discovers his dog missing. He must find the hound before sunset and the journey begins! Willie pursues a grand adventure, traveling the Blues Trail up Highway 61 in the Mississippi Delta. Riding in Aunt Jessie's Cadillac, they stop at Dockery Farms where Blues was born. They boogie at the Blues Cafe in Merigold. They stop in Rosedale to search the Crossroads. Beale Street is the last stop.  Will there be a happy reunion? No matter what--LOVE NEVER FAILS.  Order HERE -->   https://amzn.to/3HUFEB

New Book Arriving Soon!

June 6th 2023

THIS TRAIN IS BOUND FOR GLORY is rooted in the tradition of an African American spiritual. The mesmerizing pictures take young readers on a cosmic journey to heaven, celebrating the joy of life at every stop along the way. BE the FIRST to preorder. Celebrate Juneteenth with this summer release on June 6th-2023.

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September (Fall) 2023

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Coretta Scott King was (Already) a Freedom Fighter Before She Met Martin.

Lesson Plans for My Books

Here are a variety of English Language Arts lessons to pair with books by Alice Faye Duncan. Most of the lessons can be used across 1 to 3 days or more.  Also, the lessons can be modified for elementary, middle and high school students. 

Yellow Dog Blues Activity Kit (pdf)

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OPAL LEE AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE FREE (Teacher's Guide) (pdf)

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EVICTED Teacher Guide (Free to Everyone) (pdf)

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MEMPHIS, MARTIN AND THE MOUNTAINTOP---Figurative Language PowerPoint (pptx)

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MEMPHIS T-D Questions with Answers and a Writing Prompt (pdf)

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Alliteration, Assonance and Rhyme-- Lesson Plans for A SONG FOR GWENDOLYN BROOKS (docx)

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Just Like Mama Lesson Plans (2020 -2021) (pdf)

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A Sonnet Lesson Plan--A SONG FOR GWENDOLYN BROOKS (pdf)

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12 Days of Christmas in TN--Activity Packet (pdf)

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