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Freedom Like Sunlight: Praisesongs for Black Americans

by J. Patrick Lewis

Hardcover, 2003

Status

Available

Tags

Teen Readers Non-Fiction, Race, Songs, Poetry, Juneteenth

Genres

Publication

Creative Editions (2003), 40 pages

Description

Presents poems and brief biographical notes about 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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Rating

(8 ratings; 4.1)

Subjects

African Americans Biography Juvenile poetry

African Americans History Juvenile poetry

African Americans Poetry

American poetry

Children's poetry, American

Awards

Notable Children's Book (2001)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

40 p.; 11.42 inches

ISBN

0898129737 / 9780898129731

More

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