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I have seen fictional accounts, novels and other biographies about Madam Walker. Do these sources contain reliable information?

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I have seen fictional accounts, novels and other biographies about Madam Walker. Do these sources contain reliable information?

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We only recommend the following nonfiction biographies about Madam Walker by A’Lelia Bundles, her biographer and great-great-granddaughter. On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker (Scribner, 2001) is the only truly comprehensive, historically accurate biography of Madam Walker. Madam C. J. Walker: Entepreneur (Chelsea House, 1991) is written for young adult readers (approximately fifth grade through eighth grade). For early elementary school readers we recommend Vision of Beauty by Kathryn Lasky. The Walker books by Due, Lowry and Neihart are filled with errors and historical misinterpretations. For more information on why we do not recommend those books go to www.seeingblack.com/2003/x081503/bundles.shtml and http://www.tbwt.com/views/ specialrpt/specialrpt_0227.

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