The author of Black Diamond was mostly Patricia C. McKissack, it was partially written by her son Frederick McKissack. McKissack is an award-winning author who has a passion for baseball as a whole. Patricia has written many books in her time, The Dark: Southern Tales of the Supernatural, Jessie Jackson: A Biography, also Mirandy and Brother Wind are just to name a few. These books along with many other fine works have earned her numerous Coretta Scott King

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