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In the hollow of your hand : slave lullabies /

A collection of lullabies orally transmitted by African-American slaves revealing their hardships and sorrows as well as soothing notes of well-being and belief in a better time to come.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGill, Alice
Other Authors: Cummings, Michael, 1945- (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
Subjects:
Children's poetry, American > African American authors > History and criticism > Juvenile literature.
Lullabies, English > United States > African American authors > History and criticism > Juvenile literature.
Children's poetry, American > African American authors.
Lullabies, English > United States > African American authors.
Slavery in literature > Juvenile literature.
Mother and child > Juvenile poetry.
African Americans > Juvenile poetry.
Sleep > Juvenile poetry.
African Americans > Poetry.
American poetry > African American authors.
Lullabies > African American authors.
Slavery > Poetry.
Mother and child > Poetry.
Sleep > Poetry.

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Call Number: PS310.N4 M37 2000
 
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