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Freedom like sunlight : praisesongs for Black Americans /

Presents poems and brief biographical notes about such well-known African Americans as: Arthur Ashe, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, Martin Luther King, Jr., Leroy "Satchel" Paige, Rosa Parks, Langston Hughes, Jesse Owens, Marian Anderson, Malcolm X, W...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lewis, J. Patrick
Other Authors: Thompson, John
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Mankato [Minn.] : Creative Editions, 2000.
Subjects:
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile poetry.
African Americans > History > Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
African Americans > Poetry.
American poetry.
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Summary:Presents poems and brief biographical notes about such well-known African Americans as: Arthur Ashe, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, Martin Luther King, Jr., Leroy "Satchel" Paige, Rosa Parks, Langston Hughes, Jesse Owens, Marian Anderson, Malcolm X, Wilma Rudolph, and Billie Holiday.
Physical Description:40 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Awards:American Library Association Notables, 2001.
ISBN:1568461631 (hbk. : dust jacket)
1568461380 (hbk. : t.p. verso)