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Carole Boston Weatherford

Author of Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

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Works by Carole Boston Weatherford

Freedom in Congo Square (2016) 361 copies
Becoming Billie Holiday (2008) 182 copies
The Beatitudes: From Slavery to Civil Rights (2010) — Author — 146 copies
Dear Mr. Rosenwald (2006) 136 copies
Birmingham, 1963 (2007) 96 copies
A Negro League Scrapbook (2005) 87 copies
Jazz Baby (2002) 82 copies
The Sound That Jazz Makes (2001) 72 copies
Juneteenth Jamboree (1995) 62 copies
Oprah: The Little Speaker (2010) 58 copies
Remember the Bridge (2002) 58 copies
In Your Hands (2017) 47 copies
Obama: Only in America (2010) 44 copies
Champions on the Bench (2006) 44 copies
The Library Ghost (2008) 38 copies
Kin: Rooted in Hope (2023) 24 copies
Me and the Family Tree (1996) 21 copies
Me and My Mama (2022) 18 copies
Dreams for a Daughter (2021) 18 copies
Michelle Obama: First Mom (2010) 16 copies
Grandma and Me (1996) 16 copies
Mighty Menfolk (1996) 8 copies
My Favorite Toy (1996) 7 copies
Stormy Blues (2002) 3 copies
The Tan Chanteuse (1995) 2 copies
A Bat Cave (2013) 2 copies
Africa 1 copy
Bros 1 copy

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We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices (2018) — Contributor — 218 copies

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Heartbreaking account of what was lost in Tulsa.
 
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sloth852 | 24 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |
"Weatherford infuses the lyrics of a traditional spiritual with pivotal events in African American history.

In four-line stanzas, references to the unseen narrator (“It’s me, it’s me, O Lord”), the ancestors, and present-day children alternate with the line “Standing in the need of prayer.” From “families enslaved and sold apart,” “a band of rebels,” and “freedmen seeking kin at Emancipation” to Black students integrating all-White schools, athletes breaking records, and choirs singing of justice and freedom, African Americans from across the eras and generations are humbled before God as they face mighty obstacles with brave resistance and endurance. Readers don’t need to know the song to enjoy this book; the repeated lines have the power of an incantation, inducing a meditation on all that Black people have survived and how they have thrived. Morrison’s elegant, emotional, painterly illustrations highlight the beauty, dignity, and grace of the people throughout difficult and degrading circumstances. Rich earth tones, texture, and light invite the eye to linger on the varied, portrait-style compositions. Not just for faithful homes, this is a book that can spark conversations about Black history from a strengths-based lens, with culture and coping as the focus. Brief notes discuss the figures and topics referenced in the main text, and an author’s note explains the importance of spirituals to the culture and to Weatherford personally. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Gorgeous and enlightening, nourishing both mind and soul. (online resources) (Historical picture book. 4-10)" www.kirkusreviews.com
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CDJLibrary | 3 other reviews | Feb 13, 2024 |
I love how this story shows how faith can inspire a person to be better than they were, and how a song can speak to us in different ways over time.
 
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sloth852 | 1 other review | Feb 10, 2024 |
This book would be good for primary students. This book is "Freedom in Congo Square" written by Carole Baton Weatherford, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, and published in 2016. This book is about slaves in New Orleans who all work in unjust conditions and count down the days until Sunday. On Sunday, they all get to go to Congo Square and they can set up market, sing, dance, and play music which are all things they are never allowed to do when they are working. It shows how important Congo Square was to these slaves and how much freedom means. I would definitely use this in my classroom to show what times were like in New Orleans and how important freedom is to everyone.… (more)
 
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Eric Velasquez Illustrator
Sean Qualls Illustrator
Laura Freeman Illustrator
Kadir Nelson Illustrator
Jerome LaGarrigue Illustrator
Ekua Holmes Illustrator
Floyd Cooper Illustrator
Jamey Christoph Illustrator
Rob Wall Designer
Tim Ladwig Illustrator
Elizabeth Zunon Illustrator
Ashleigh Corrin Illustrator
Laurent Linn Designer
Nancy Pelosi Contributor
Nicole de las Heras Book and cover design

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Rating
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ISBNs
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