Ellington Was Not a Street by Ntozake Shange

Moving from the powerlessness of the Jim Crow years to how today, “the flag protects each American all,” this is a deeply honest and moving chronology. Product Details About the Author Product Details About the Author Kadir Nelson won the 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Award and Illustrator Honor for Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans. (his clenched fist rivals his head in size and intensity). Insightful compositions capture the dignity of “garbage boys” and the palpable outrage of Martin Luther King Jr. Shange’s college years were difficult, however frustrated and hurt after separating from her first husband, she attempted suicide several times before focusing her rage against the limitations society imposes on Black women. Bodies hang surreally on stem-short nooses against chaotic foliage-a nod to the era's influential song, “Strange Fruit,” perhaps. Stewart, Tabori, & Chang, 17.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-1-55670-372-0 This galvanic fusion of poetry and mixed-media art leads readers on a dreamy stroll though a. ) iconic, earth-toned paintings add even more dimension.

African American girls - Juvenile poetry. African American artists - Juvenile poetry. Lynching is the topic of the harrowing “Crying Trees”: “how can our boys be some decorations in the forest/ never to kiss good night again/ never to hold other sons in their arms again/ cut em down now if we dare.” Brown's ( From Slave Ship to Freedom Imprint: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2004 ©1983: Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations 31 cm: Language: English: Subject: African American civil rights workers - Juvenile poetry. ), an Obie Award–winning playwright and poet, crafts powerful vignettes that trace the movement from 1941 to the present, her malleable voice creating indelible characters and moments. This unflinching collection of poems and paintings portrays the struggle for civil rights in all its anguish and triumph.

Ellington Was Not a Street by Ntozake Shange