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Name: Sewing the rainbow
Author: Gayle E. Pitman

Presents the powerful story of Gilbert Baker and the creation of the rainbow flag. This book takes readers from Gilbert's childhood in a small town in Kansas where he didn't fit in, to his historic artistic career in San Francisco. Today the flag is everywhere, even in the small town where Gilbert grew up!

First publish date: 2018

Authors: Gayle E. Pitman

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