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Ntozake Shange
Simon & Schuster
Kadir Nelson
Hardcover
9 1/4 x 12 inches
31
0-68982884-5
2004
6 and older
1
$16.95
$10.99
Recognitions:
Winner Coretta Scott King Award
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Synopsis
ellington was not a street by renown poet Ntozake Shange pays loving
tribute to the African-American community by remembering
the famous African Americans that visited her home. - a Coretta Scott King Award book
Description
Visiting Ntozake Shange's home
when she was a child were such men as Paul Robeson, Dizzy Gillespie,
Duke Ellington, the Clovers Vocal Group, W.E.B. DuBois, and others.
This book brings these faces into the reader's consciousness.
The last two pages give a little background about these men---a few of the men "who changed the world."
The men of vision are brought to life in the majestic paintings of artist Kadir
Nelson. These men living pre Civil Rights inspire us and
challenge us to this day.
Why I chose this book
I selected this book to read because of the book's name. But, I included it in Nana's Books for Kids because
of the important African Americans told about in its pages and of its positive statement.
The author tells of a home where visionary men gathered for fellowship and where children
were cherished and loved.
Do You Know?
William Edward Burg-
hardt
2/23/1868 to
8/27/1963
Historian. Sociologist. Writer
Graduated from high school at 16. First African American
to receive doctorate from Harvard University.
In 1910 he became one of NAACP"s founding officers, maintaing membership until he died in Ghana.
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie
10/21/1917
to
1/6/1993
Jazz Trumpeter. Composer. He was instrumental in
introducing modern jazz to the use of conga drums to develop the Afro-Cuban beat.
Dr. Kwame
Nkrumah
9/21/1909
to
4/27/1972
Prime Minister. President of Ghana
Throughout his political career Nkrumah sought the independence of the Gold Coast (Ghana)
from British rule. Served as Ghana's president from 1960 to 1966.
the above information is from ellington was not a street,
More about a few of the men...
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