
Like a Bird
The Art of the American Slave Song
Library Binding
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Description
Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that longing took many forms--including music. Drawing on biblical imagery, slave songs both expressed the sorrow of life in bondage and offered a rallying cry for the spirit.
Like a Bird brings together text, music, and illustrations by Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Michele Wood to convey the rich meaning behind thirteen of these powerful songs.
Millbrook Press (Tm), 9781467785501, 40pp.
Publication Date: September 1, 2016