I See the Promised Land by Flowers, Arthur
I See the Promised Land by Flowers, Arthur

I See the Promised Land

African American writer, griot and blues singer Arthur Flowers and Indian scroll painter Manu Chitrakar combine their...
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Author: Arthur Flowers
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Language: English
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I See the Promised Land by Flowers, Arthur

I See the Promised Land

$201.73
I See the Promised Land by Flowers, Arthur

I See the Promised Land

$201.73
Author: Arthur Flowers
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

African American writer, griot and blues singer Arthur Flowers and Indian scroll painter Manu Chitrakar combine their very distinctive storytelling traditions in an extraordinary jam session, creating this stunning graphic narrative-style biography of Martin Luther King Jr.

The engaging text describes the apartheid South in Martin Luther King's time, which in many ways was not very different from the early days of slavery. Included are descriptions of the Montgomery Bus Boycott; the formation of civil rights groups; mass movements against segregation, such as the Albany Movement and the Children's Crusade in Birmingham, after which King became black America's acknowledged leader; and the influence on King of Gandhi, with his nonviolent approach to resistance. We are told about King's personal struggles as well as the political challenges he faced with the rise of Malcolm X and Black Power. Flowers' text concludes with a brief look at his legacy.

Arthur Flowers tells a masterful story in musical prose, based on griot oral storytelling traditions, bringing his own perspective to the events he describes, while Manu Chitrakar carries the tale into the vivid idiom of Patua art, turning King's historic journey into a truly universal legacy.

Includes editorial notes, a description of how this extraordinary cross-cultural book came to be, and a note on Patua art.



Author: Arthur Flowers
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Published: 01/05/2013
Pages: 156
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781554983285
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 160901 / I See the Promised Land: A Life of Martin Luther King Jr.


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2013
School Library Journal 03/01/2013 pg. 184
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2013 pg. 376 - Book Of Special Distinction
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2013 pg. 106
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2013 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Arthur Flowers teaches in the English Department at Syracuse University in New York. A native of Memphis and co-founder of the New Renaissance Writers Guild, he is a performance poet who considers himself heir to the Western written tradition as well as to the African oral one. He lives in Syracuse, NY.
Manu Chitrakar lives and works in Naya Village in Bengal, India. A Patua scroll artist who sings and paints, he is part of a living art and performance tradition that is as open to contemporary news stories and politics as it is to ancient legend and myth. He lives in Naya Village in Bengal, India.


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