The Beatitudes: From Slavery to Civil Rights
This beautiful book written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Tim Ladwig, The Beatitudes: From Slavery to Civil Rights is a five verse poem framed by the Beatitudes from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. The poem tells the story of African American people from the time of enslavement to the Civil Rights Movement. The illustrations include a wide range historical and important people in Black History in America. A book for all ages, and very appropriate for children.