Title- I, Too, Sing America: Three
Centuries of African American Poetry
Author-Catherine Clinton
Illustrator-Stephen Alcorn
Genre-Poetry
Subgenre-N/A
Theme-Freedom, Emotions
Award(s)-N/A
Date of publication-1998
Publishing company-Houghton
Mifflin Company
Brief summary-This is a powerful
and diverse collection of poems that capture the passion of black writers. Thirty-six poems are gathered here to pay
tribute to their outstanding authors.
How would you use this book with
students-I would use this book to show students the talent of black writers
over the centuries and their passion for freedom and ability to express
themselves in poetry. It would be a good
culturally diverse collection of poetry to teach my students.