Freedom like sunlight : praisesongs for Black Americans

Book 2013

Stunning illustrations take center stage in this poetry collection, with brief biographical notes, that pays homage to such well-known African Americans as: Arthur Ashe, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Louis Armstrong, Martin Luther King, Jr., "Satchel" Paige, Rosa Parks, Langston Hughes, Jesse Owens, Marian Anderson, Malcolm X, Wilma Rudolph, and Billie Holiday.

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ISBN:

9780898129731
1568461631
0898129737

Description:

40 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Contents:

Contents: The man who became a word: Arthur Ashe
Harriet Tubman speaks : Harriet Tubman
"Ain't I a woman?" : Sojourner Truth
Nickel-a-bucket tune : Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong
"How long? Not long..." : Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Father Time is coming" : Leroy "Satchel" Paige
The many and the few : Rosa Parks
Because my mouth is wide with laughter : Langston Hughes
"I decided...to stay up in the air forever" : Jesse Owens
Baby contralto : Marian Anderson
My people : Malcolm X
The black gazelle : Wilma Rudolph
Lady Day : Billie Holiday

Control Number:

1207694

Other Authors:

Thompson, John, 1940- illustrator

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