Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song

Cynthia Grady

Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Millbrook Press (Tm)
Country
United States
Published
1 January 2022
Pages
40
ISBN
9781728466989

Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song

Cynthia Grady

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 together text, music, and illustrations by Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Michele Wood to convey the rich meaning behind thirteen of these powerful songs.

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