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These titles serve as valuable resources for those interested in inclusive education and compelling biographies that inspire understanding and empathy.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"after-the-miracle-by-max-wallace-9781538707692","title":"After the Miracle","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn this powerful new history, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Max Wallace draws on groundbreaking research to reframe Helen Keller's journey \u003ci\u003eafter\u003c\/i\u003e the miracle at the water pump, vividly bringing to light her rarely discussed, lifelong fight for social justice across gender, class, race, and ability.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRaised in Alabama, she sent shockwaves through the South when she launched a public broadside against Jim Crow and donated to the NAACP. She used her fame to oppose American intervention in WWI. 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This narrative—which has often made Keller a secondary character in her own story—has resulted in few people knowing that her greatest accomplishment was not learning to speak, but what she did with her voice when she found it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter the Miracle\u003c\/i\u003e is a much-needed corrective to this antiquated narrative. In this first major biography of Keller in decades, Max Wallace reveals that the lionization of Sullivan at the expense of her famous pupil was no accident, and calls attention to Keller's efforts as a card-carrying socialist, fierce anti-racist, and progressive disability advocate. 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