The Beatitudes

By Carole Boston Weatherford

Subjects: Civil rights movements, juvenile literature, Racism, Juvenile literature, Slavery, united states, African Americans, African americans, juvenile literature, Civil rights movements, Slavery, United states, juvenile literature, African americans, civil rights, Civil rights, History, United states, race relations, Slavery, united states, juvenile literature, Race relations

Description: The Beatitudes form the backdrop for Weatherford's free-verse poem that traces the African American journey from slavery to civil rights.