Mary Fields Gets A Job: A 15-Minute Heroes in History Book

Mary Fields got up early. It was a big day.
Today Mary would enter a race. It was a race to see how fast you could hitch up horses to a wagon. If Mary won the race, she would get a job.
Mary needed a job. She had no money. It was hard for a woman to get a job. It was even harder for a black woman.
Mary didn't mind hard work. She had worked hard all her life.
Mary was born a slave. She was a slave until she was about 33. Then President Lincoln freed the slaves.
When Mary became free, she started ...