Follett Content Book Detail: Standing in the Need of Prayer : a Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by Weatherford, Carole Boston

Standing in the Need of Prayer : a Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual

Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston

Follett Number: 2701FB5
Audience: Lower Elementary
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers, 2022
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Dewey: 204
Classifications: Nonfiction

Subjects:
African Americans History
African Americans Prayers and Devotions
Picture Books
Prayer
Sacred Songs
Spirituals (Songs)
Includes bibliographical references. "Starting from 1619 and stretching more than four hundred years, this book features such pivotal moments in history as the arrival of enslaved people in Jamestown, Virginia; Nat Turner's rebellion; the integration of the US military; the Selma to Montgomery marches; and peaceful present-day protests. It also celebrates the feats of African American musicians and athletes, such as Duke Ellington and Florence Griffith Joyner"--Amazon.

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