Freedom's a-Callin Me
by:
Ntozake Shange (author)
Rod Brown (author)
Award-winning poet Ntozake Shange and artist Rod Brown reimagine the journeys of the brave men and women who made their way to freedom on the Underground Railroad.Fleeing on the Underground Railroad meant walking long distances; swimming across streams; hiding in abandoned shanties, swamps, and...
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Award-winning poet Ntozake Shange and artist Rod Brown reimagine the journeys of the brave men and women who made their way to freedom on the Underground Railroad.Fleeing on the Underground Railroad meant walking long distances; swimming across streams; hiding in abandoned shanties, swamps, and ditches, always on the run from slave trackers and their dogs.ah might get hungry ah may get tired good Lawd /ah may be freeThe Underground Railroad operated on secrecy and trust. But who could be trusted?There were free black and white men and women helping, risking their lives, too. Because freedom was worth any risk. Celebrated collaborators Ntozake Shange and Rod Brown pay tribute to the Underground Railroad, a universal story about the human need to be free.ah am a livin bein’ & ah got to be free
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061337413 (0061337412)
Publish date: January 3rd 2012
Publisher: Amistad
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Not an easy read. Beautifully done. Sure to be an award contender, and justifiably so. Belongs in every library.