Good Morning, America from the Helen Keller Collection
Good Morning, America, by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and poet Carl Sandburg (1878–1967), was originally published in 1928. The braille version, shown here, was produced in 1955. Both Keller and Sandburg were advocates for working-class people, and in 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson simultaneously awarded each the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the highest honor bestowed upon an American civilian.
<em>Good Morning, America</em>, by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and poet Carl Sandburg (1878–1967), was originally published in 1928. The braille version, shown here, was produced in 1955. Both Keller and Sandburg were advocates for working-class people, and in 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson simultaneously awarded each the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the highest honor bestowed upon an American civilian.