The Beatitudes

From Slavery to Civil Rights

By Weatherford, Carole Boston & Ladwig, Tim

Publishers Summary:
With the text of the biblical Beatitudes as an undercurrent, the story of the civil rights movement is told in lyrical text and stirring illustrations.

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ISBN
978-0-80285-352-3
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on March 1, 2010

Gr 1-6 Weatherford uses the Beatitudes (Mathew 5: 312 KJV) as backdrop for a powerful, beautifully produced book. In free verse, she relates the story in first person"I am the Lord your God,"tracing the African-American journey from slavery through the Civil Rights Movement to the inauguration of Barack Obama. Each page begins, "I was with]" as Weatherford focuses on a particular person (Harriet Tubman, Marian Anderson, Emmett Till, Martin Luther King, Jr.) or an event (slave ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2010

Weatherford's stirring text, narrated by God, follows African Americans from slavery and the civil rights movement to the Whit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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