The Beatitudes: From Slavery to Civil Rights

By Carole Boston  Weatherford; art by Tim Ladwig

Published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers

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A poetic hymn and stirring art evoke the spirit of Immanuel (God with us) and show how faith undergirded the African-American freedom struggle.

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