Like a bird : the art of the American slave song
(2016)
By:
Grady, Cynthia
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
J/782.253/GRADY,C
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, 2016
DESCRIPTION
40 pages : color illustrations, music ; 22 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781467785501, 1467785504 :, 1467785504, 9781467785501
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that longing took many forms including music. Drawing on biblical imagery, slave songs both expressed the sorrow of life in bondage and offered a rallying cry for the spirit. Like a Bird brings together text, music, and illustrations by Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Michele Wood to convey the rich meaning behind thirteen of these powerful songs
1060L