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The Beatitudes
From Slavery to Civil Rights
By Weatherford, Carole Boston & Ladwig, Tim
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80285-352-3
- Publisher
- Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
REVIEWS
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
