And We Rise
Author: Martin, Erica
ISBN: 9780593352540
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 15 Feb 2023
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;A powerful, impactful, eye-opening journey that explores through the Civil Rights Movement in 1950s-1960s America in spare and evocative verse, with historical photos interspersed throughout.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Plt;bPgt;*Pquot;A powerful, necessary book.Pquot; Plt;iPgt;SLJPlt;/iPgt;, starred reviewPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A powerful, impactful, eye-opening journey that explores through the Civil Rights Movement in 1950s-1960s America in spare and evocative verse, with historical photos interspersed throughout.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In stunning verse and vivid use of white space, Erica MartinP#39;s debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights MovementP#8212;from the well-documented events that shaped the nationP#8217;s treatment of Black people, beginning with the Pquot;Separate but EqualPquot; rulingP#8212;and introduces lesser-known figures and moments that were just as crucial to the Movement and our nationP#39;s centuries-long fight for justice and equality.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A poignant, powerful, all-too-timely collection that is both a vital history lesson and much-needed conversation starter in our modern world. Complete with historical photographs, authorP#39;s note, chronology of events, research, and sources.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Praise for Plt;iPgt;And We RisePlt;/iPgt;:Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;*Pquot;This powerful collection of poems serves not only as a history lesson but also a conversation starter about the civil rights movement and other events that have impacted the treatment of Black Americans throughout history.Pquot; -- Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;SLC Plt;/iPgt;(starred review)Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;AP#160;strong, historically accurate collection that can enhance any social studies or language arts unit. More important, audiences will appreciate these poems that leap off the pages, bringing history, pain, dignity, and fierce determination to life.Pquot; --Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;BooklistPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;
ISBN: 9780593352540
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 15 Feb 2023
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;A powerful, impactful, eye-opening journey that explores through the Civil Rights Movement in 1950s-1960s America in spare and evocative verse, with historical photos interspersed throughout.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Plt;bPgt;*Pquot;A powerful, necessary book.Pquot; Plt;iPgt;SLJPlt;/iPgt;, starred reviewPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A powerful, impactful, eye-opening journey that explores through the Civil Rights Movement in 1950s-1960s America in spare and evocative verse, with historical photos interspersed throughout.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In stunning verse and vivid use of white space, Erica MartinP#39;s debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights MovementP#8212;from the well-documented events that shaped the nationP#8217;s treatment of Black people, beginning with the Pquot;Separate but EqualPquot; rulingP#8212;and introduces lesser-known figures and moments that were just as crucial to the Movement and our nationP#39;s centuries-long fight for justice and equality.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A poignant, powerful, all-too-timely collection that is both a vital history lesson and much-needed conversation starter in our modern world. Complete with historical photographs, authorP#39;s note, chronology of events, research, and sources.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Praise for Plt;iPgt;And We RisePlt;/iPgt;:Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;*Pquot;This powerful collection of poems serves not only as a history lesson but also a conversation starter about the civil rights movement and other events that have impacted the treatment of Black Americans throughout history.Pquot; -- Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;SLC Plt;/iPgt;(starred review)Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;AP#160;strong, historically accurate collection that can enhance any social studies or language arts unit. More important, audiences will appreciate these poems that leap off the pages, bringing history, pain, dignity, and fierce determination to life.Pquot; --Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;BooklistPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;
