ISBN: 0689828845
Format: Hardcover, 40pp
Pub. Date: January 2004
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's
Age Range: 4 to 8
In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of
old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and
the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered there.
These men of vision, brought to life in the majestic paintings
of artist Kadir Nelson, lived at a time when the color of their
skin dictated where they could live, what schools they could
attend, and even where they could sit on a bus or in a movie
theater.
Yet in the face of this tremendous adversity, these dedicated
souls and others like them not only demonstrated the importance
of Black culture in America, but also helped issue in a movement
that "changed the world." Their lives and their works inspire us
to this day, and serve as a guide to how we approach the
challenges of tomorrow.
