The Pond depicts a real event that occurred in 1958 in Birmingham, Alabama.
This beautifully illustrated book is written in rhyming verse.
The story is told through the eyes of Billy, a five year old white child, living in the Deep South.
Still six years away from the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Alabama and many parts of the United States were still segregated.
Blacks and whites could not attend the same schools, churches, theaters, or restaurants.
They could not drink from the .
Billy Cross- Author The pond, hardcover/billy w. cross
