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The author of ten novels for young readers, Mildred D. Taylor shares pride in her racial heritage and provides historical fiction about life for black Americans in her award-winning series of novels about the fictional Logan family. Such novels do not sugarcoat historical or contemporary realities; instead Taylor presents realistic accounts of growing up black in a white-controlled world. In her acceptance speech for the 1997 Alan Award for significant contributions to young adult literature, Taylor noted: "I have to be honest with myself in the telling of all my stories. I realize I must be true to the feelings of the people about whom I write and true to the stories told. My stories might not be 'politically correct,' so there will be those who will be offended, but as we all know, racism is offensive."
As a child, Taylor was regaled with stories of proud, dignified ancestors, but she received a different version of history from white, mainstream America.
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