Ray Anthony Shepard

Ray Anthony Shepard’s stories provide young readers with an engaging and corrective understanding of race in American history. His award-winning books include Now or Never! The 54th Massachusetts Infantry’s War to End Slavery; Runaway, the Daring Escape of Ona Judge; and A Long Time Coming: A Lyrical Biography of Race In America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama. For more information, go to www.rayanthonyshepard.com.