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On My Journey Now: Looking at African-American History through the Spirituals
By Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni weaves together the powerful words of the spirituals with the story of Africans in America.
From the moment Africans were taken on board the slave ships, they had to choose; to face an ominous future or to give up. Nikki Giovanni celebrates through spirituals their choice to overcome the tragedy of enslavement, to find a way to survive, to worship and to build a better tomorrow.
- Traces the history of spirituals in American music and culture.
About the author
Nikki Giovanni is the award-winning author of "Rosa", a biography of Rose Parks for young people, and of "The Sun is So Quiet". She has also written three poetry collections for adults. She lives in Virginia, USA, where she serves as Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech University.
ISBN:
9780763628857
Imprint:
Candlewick Press
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Hardback
Release Date:
April 1, 2007
Dimensions:
150 x 230mm, 128pp
Stock Status:
Indent FIRM SALE
Australian RRP:
$27.95
New Zealand RRP:
$29.99
Stock Level:
Indent