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Ellington was not a street

Title
Ellington was not a street / written by Ntozake Shange ; illustrations by Kadir Nelson.
Author
Shange, Ntozake
Publication
  • New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2004]
  • ©1983
Supplementary Content
  • Contributor biographical information
  • Publisher description

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Additional Authors
Nelson, Kadir
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 31 cm
Summary
A tribute to select African American men including Paul Robeson, William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) DuBois, Ray Barretto, Earlington Carl "Sonny Til" Tilghman, John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, Dr. Kwane Nkrumah, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Virgil "Honey Bear" Atkins, and the Clovers.
Subject
  • African American artists > Juvenile poetry
  • African American artists
  • African American civil rights workers > Juvenile poetry
  • African American civil rights workers
  • African American girls > Juvenile poetry
  • African American girls
  • African Americans > Poetry
  • American poetry
  • Children's poetry, American
Genre/Form
  • Juvenile works.
  • Poetry.
Awards (note)
  • Coretta Scott King Award, illustrator, 2005.
  • ALA Notable Books for Children, 2005
Contents
Paul Robeson -- William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) DuBois -- Ray Barretto -- Earlington Carl "Sonny Til" Tilghman -- John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie -- Dr. Kwame Nkrumah -- Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington -- Virgin "Honey Bear" Akins -- The Clovers (vocal group.).
Call Number
J 811 SHANGE
ISBN
  • 0689828845
  • 9780689828843
LCCN
00045060
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