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The people and places in Appalachia are as rich, multifaceted, and
diverse as the region itself. When author Frank X Walker first
coined the phrase "Affrilachia," he wanted to ensure that the
voices, and accomplishments of African Americans in that region
were recognized and exalted. A is for Affrilachia not only brings
awareness of notable African Americans from this region, but this
inspired children's alphabet book is also an exuberant celebration
of the people, physical spaces, and historical events that may not
be as well known in mainstream educational structures. Illustrated
by acclaimed artist Ronald W. Davis, every image exudes with
vibrancy, beauty, and whimsy as it depicts each of the alphabetized
words alongside the appropriate letter. Featured are a range of
musicians, artists, and activists, as well as mountain ranges,
literary works, and coal mining implements. Famous names, such as
playwright August Wilson, writer Nikki Giovanni, actor Chadwick
Boseman, and singer Nina Simone are spotlighted, as well as
lesser-known individuals, such as artist Romare Bearden and
musician Amethyst Kiah. Particularly poignant are the letters
representing the four girls face=Calibri>– Addie Mae Collins,
Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley
face=Calibri>– who were killed in the 16th Street Baptist
Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963. Equipped with a
glossary to engage discussion regarding the importance of the
individuals and places represented, this children's book is a
unique and engaging ABC primer that offers a rich display of
regional, racial, and cultural heritage through word and image.
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Perfect Black (Paperback)
Crystal Wilkinson, Nikky Finney, Ronald W. Davis
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R524
R332
Discovery Miles 3 320
Save R192 (37%)
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From the foreword: "In Perfect Black, Crystal Wilkinson walks us
back down the road she first walked as a girl, wanders us through
the trees that lined the road where she grew up, where her
sensibilities as a woman and a writer were first laid bare. In one
of the first poems that opens the collection she is a woman looking
back on her life, on the soil and mountains that first stamped the
particular sound of her voice and she is deeply inquisitive about
how it all fell into place: "The map of me can't be all hills&
mountains even though I've been country all my life. The twang in
my voice has moved downhill to the flat land a time or two."
Perfect Black is a book of poems and legends about ancestry,
culture, and the terrain of a Black girl becoming. It is a narrow
and spacious terrain that enters the bloodstream of this black
writing girl's body early. It is a country that she never truly
exits even though different zip codes continue to fly through her
wild, wondrous, winding life. We read and we hold on too.
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