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On My Journey Now

Name: On My Journey Now
ISBN: 9780763643805

Looking at African-american History Through the Spirituals

Nikki Giovanni

Candlewick Press · September 8, 2009

Reading lane: Young Adult Nonfiction / People & Places / United States / African American

On My Journey Now: Looking at African-american History Through the Spirituals

LITERARY CRITICISM Young Adult Nonfiction Juvenile Nonfiction culture family girls

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Good for readers who enjoy Young Adult Nonfiction / People & Places / United States / African American
Good for readers interested in culture
Good for fans of History

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Authors: Nikki Giovanni
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: September 8, 2009
Themes: Year, Girls, Boys.
Reading lane: People & Places and American.
Publisher: Candlewick Press.

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Young Adult Nonfiction / People & Places / United States / African American
78%
Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / United States / African American
77%
Literary Criticism / American / African American
77%

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With the passion of a poet and the knowledge of a historian, Nikki Giovanni tells the story of Africans in America through the glorious words of spirituals. Ever since she was a little girl attending three different churches, poet Nikki Giovanni has loved the spirituals. With the passion of a poet and the knowledge of a historian, she paints compelling portraits of the lives of her ancestors through the words of songs such as "Go Down, Moses" and "Ain’t Got Time to Die," celebrating a people who overcame enslavement and found a way to survive, to worship, and to build. Back matter includes a glossary, a bibliography, source notes, recommended recordings, an index of song titles, and an index.

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