Weatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: The popular spiritual, Standing in the need of prayer, has been reworked to chronicle the milestones, struggles, tragedies, and triumphs of African American people and their history. The text and illustrations of this inspirational book are informative reminders of yesterday, hopeful images for today, and aspirational dreams of tomorrow.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books 2022
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEACopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WEASummary: A documentary presenting the live recording of Aretha Franklin's album 'Amazing grace' at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles, in January 1972.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2019
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD AMACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC AMAThomas, Velma Maia.
Summary: An interactive book-and-CD package documents the harsh realities of slavery and the spirit of African American people determined to seek their freedom.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 780.89 THOCone, James H.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orbis Books 1991
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6296 CONContents: v. 1. Philip Freneau to Walt Whitman -- v. 2. Herman Melville to Stickney. American Indian poetry. Folk songs and spirituals.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 1993
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.308 American 1993Summary: The Grande Chartreuse, considered one of the world's most ascetic monasteries is based in the French Alps. In 1984, German filmmaker Philip Gröning wrote to the Carthusian order for permission to make a documentary about them. They said they would get back with him. Sixteen years later, they were ready. Gröning, sans crew or artificial lighting, lived in the monks' quarters for six months -...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2007