| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 146 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-138). |
| Contents |
"What will be the sacred words? -- "Here lies" -- "Shock of delayed comprehension" -- A tale of two textbooks -- "Cemetery for the illustrious negro dead" -- The Trayvon generation -- "We dress our ideas in clothes to make the abstract visible" -- "Whether the negro sheds tears" -- "There are black people in the future". |
| Summary |
In the midst of civil unrest in the summer of 2020 following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, Elizabeth Alexander wrote a moving reflection on the psyche of young Black America, turning a mother's eye to her sons' generation. Originally published in the New Yorker, the essay observed the lives and attitudes of young people who even as children could never be shielded from the brutality that has ended so many Black boys and men's lives. Now, that essay is expounded upon, bookended by additional essays woven with profound insight and heart and combined with groundbreaking art by prominent and up-and-coming Black artists. Taking the reader through our past and extrapolating its lasting impact through to our current moment, Elizabeth then turns her eye to the radical potential of our future. -- Abridged from the publisher's description. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Social conditions.
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African American youth -- Psychology.
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African American mothers -- Psychology.
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African Americans -- Crimes against.
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Martin, Trayvon, 1995-2012 -- Influence.
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Race discrimination -- United States.
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Racism -- United States.
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Racism against Black people.
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| ISBN |
9781538737897 hardcover |
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1538737892 hardcover |
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9781538737903 electronic book |
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