Revolutions Are Made of Love: The Story of James Boggs and Grace Lee Boggs

Revolutions are made out of love for people and for place.

This was a core belief of activists and married couple James Boggs and Grace Lee Boggs. James Boggs was a worker from rural Alabama in the segregated South. Grace Lee Boggs was a philosopher from urban Rhode Island and New York City. Both found their life's work, and each other, in Detroit. James and Grace were drawn to civil rights--and the labor, social, and political organizations through which people struggled for better living conditions for all. What they created together was more than a marriage, it was a partnership. They fought with others for fair housing, jobs, food, labor unions, urban gardens, and more to make the world a better place for all. Their wide-ranging activism spanned the second half of the twentieth century. Authors Sun Yung Shin and Mélina Mangal present the lives and ideas of James and Grace in an inspiring collection of paired poems with bold mixed-media artwork by debut picture book illustrator Leslie Barlow.

Author: Mélina Mangal,Sun Yung Shin
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
Published: 11/04/2025
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 10.60h x 9.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9798765611524
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 09/01/2025 pg. 90
Publishers Weekly 09/29/2025
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2025
Foreword 10/17/2025
Booklist 11/01/2025

About the Author
Mangal, Mélina: - Mélina Mangal writes picture books, biographies, and short stories that focus on connections with nature and culture. She is the author of The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just, winner of the Carter G. Woodson Award, Jayden's Impossible Garden, named One of the Best Children's Books of the Year by Bank Street Center for Children's Literature, and the sequel, Jayden's Secret Ingredient. Mélina also works as a school library media teacher in Minneapolis, spreading book love daily.Shin, Sun Yung: - 신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin is a Korean American poet, fiction writer, nonfiction writer, editor, and educator. Her books include four collections of poetry: The Wet Hex (Coffee House Press, 2022); Unbearable Splendor (Coffee House Press, 2016, Minnesota Book Award winner); Rough, and Savage (Coffee House Press, 2012); and Skirt Full of Black (Coffee House Press, 2006, Asian American Literary Award). Her poetry has been supported with fellowships and grants from the MacDowell Residency, the Archibald Bush Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. She lives in Minneapolis near Minnehaha Creek.Barlow, Leslie: - Leslie Barlow is an artist living and working on occupied Očeti Sakówin and Wahpekute land now known as Minneapolis, MN. In 2021 Barlow was awarded the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship, and in 2019 she was awarded both the McKnight Visual Artist Fellowship and the 20/20 Springboard Fellowship. She exhibits her work through the United States including the Minnesota Museum of American Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and the Weisman Art Museum. Barlow currently teaches at the University of Minnesota and leads the Public Functionary Studio Program for emerging artists.