Kelly Starling Lyons

Sing a Song

How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations

Buch

Just in time for the 120th anniversary of the song Lift Every Voice and Sing--this stirring book celebrates the Black National Anthem and how it inspired five generations of a family.Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us.Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us.In 1900, in Jacksonville, Florida, two brothers, one of them the principal of a segregated, all-black school, wrote the song Lift Every Voice and Sing so his students could sing it for a tribute to Abraham Lincoln's birthday. From that moment on, the song has provided inspiration and solace for generations of Black families. Mothers and fath… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Mallett, Keith

ISBN: 978-0-525-51609-5
EAN: 9780525516095
Produktnummer: 29323566
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 32 S.
Abbildungen: Farb. Abb.
Sonstiges: Ab 5 - 8 J.

Über den Autor

Kelly Starling Lyons (kellystarlinglyons.com) is the author of the picture books Hope's Gift, Tea Cakes for Tosh, and Ellen's Broom, as well as the Jada Jones chapter book series. Her articles and essays have appeared in many publications, including Ebony magazine, the News & Observer, the Christian Science Monitor, and books in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and daughter and son.Keith Mallett (keithmallett.com) also illustrated Take a Picture of Me, James VanDerZee and How Jelly Roll Morton Invented Jazz. He studied art at Hunter College in New York City, and was the in-house artist for Frontline Art Publishers for fifteen years. His work was commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's historic breakthrough into major league baseball, has graced the cover of Chicken Soup for the African American Soul, and has been featured in many movies and TV shows. Both Franklin Mint and Lenox Collections have created collectibles of his work. He lives in La Mesa, California.