Bibliograph

Light for the World to See, A Thousand Words on Race and Hope

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Light for the World to See, A Thousand Words on Race and Hope

Language

eng

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Light for the World to See

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1202479644

Sub title

A Thousand Words on Race and Hope

Summary

From NPR correspondent and New York Times bestselling author, Kwame Alexander, comes a powerful and provocative collection of poems that cut to the heart of the entrenched racism and oppression in America and eloquently explores ongoing events. A book in the tradition of James Baldwin's ""A Report from Occupied Territory,"" Light for the World to See is a rap session on race. A lyrical response to the struggles of Black lives in our world . . . to America's crisis of conscience . . . to the centuries of loss, endless resilience, and unstoppable hope. Includes an introduction by the author

Table Of Contents

Front Cover -- Front Matter -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Epigraph -- Foreword -- Freedom Now -- I. American Bullet Points: London, England, May 2020: after the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers -- II. Take a Knee: Gulf Stream, Florida, September 2016: after Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the playing of the US national anthem prior to NFL games, rather than standing as is customary, as a protest against police brutality and anti-Black racismIII. The Undefeated: Washington, DC, December 2008: after the birth of my second daughter and the election of Barack Obama as the forty-fourth president of the United States of America -- Back Matter -- About the Author -- Back Cover -- Spine

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