Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song by Cynthia Grady

Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song

Cynthia Grady with Michele Wood (Illustrator)

40 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history music emotional informative reflective slow-paced
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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...

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