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Loading... I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slaveryby Cynthia Grady
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A beautiful and heart moving collection of poems that bring the history of slavery and preserves the cultures and experiences of those who faced it. ( ) The weaving in of poetry, slavery, quilt making, and spirituals is powerful in the this collection of poems. Each poem takes you to that time and place and gives you a deep sense of the pain and suffering as well as the triumph and victory of African slaves. This is a great book to include in lessons on slavery. no reviews | add a review
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A volume of evocative and moving poems considers the experiences of slaves in a variety of circumstances including a house slave, a mother who loses her daughter on the auction block, and a slave fleeing through the Underground Railroad. No library descriptions found. |
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