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We Troubled the Waters

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We Troubled the Waters

Jim Crow; Brown v. Board of Education; Bull Connor; KKK; Birmingham; the Lorraine Motel; Rosa; Martin; and Malcolm.

From slavery to the separation of "colored" and "white" and from horrifying oppression to inspiring courage, there are countless stories—both forgotten and immortalized—of everyday and extraordinary people who acted for justice during the civil rights movement that changed our nation.

Award-winning poet Ntozake Shange and illustrator Rod Brown give voice to all those who fought for their unalienable rights in a triumphant book about the power of the human spirit.

Reviewer: ELF

Review: Feb 20, 2010

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Genre(s): Multicultural / Minority, Children's

We Troubled The Waters is a children’s book of poetry by Ntozake Shange which is beautifully illustrated by the paintings of Rod Brown. It addresses the painful subject of the civil rights struggle experienced by African-Americans and offers an unflinching look at some of the atrocities perpetrated by those who felt that they were superior to a race that has been cruelly oppressed throughout

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