On My Journey Now

Looking at African-American History Through the Spirituals

Author: Nikki Giovanni

With the passion of a poet and the knowledge of a historian, Giovanni tells the story of Africans in America through the glorious words of 46 spirituals, which celebrate a people who overcame enslavement and found a way to survive, to worship, and to build.

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With the passion of a poet and the knowledge of a historian, Nikki Giovanni tells the story of Africans in America through the glorious words of spirituals.

Ever since she was a little girl attending three different churches, poet Nikki Giovanni has loved the spirituals. With the passion of a poet and the knowledge of a historian, she paints compelling portraits of the lives of her ancestors through the words of songs such as "Go Down, Moses" and "Ain’t Got Time to Die," celebrating a people who overcame enslavement and found a way to survive, to worship, and to build.
Back matter includes a glossary, a bibliography, source notes, recommended recordings, an index of song titles, and an index.

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“The intimate, unpretentious talk about familiar songs will grab readers who want to find out more about the inspiring history. --Booklist (starred review)”

The intimate, unpretentious talk about familiar songs will grab readers who want to find out more about the inspiring history.
—Booklist (starred review)

About the Author

Poet, activist, mother, and professor, Nikki Giovanni is

Poet, activist, mother, and professor, Nikki Giovanni is a three-time NAACP Image Award winner and the first recipie a three-time NAACP Image Award winner and the first recipie a three-time NAACP Image Award winner and the first recipie a three-time NAACP Image Award winner and the first recipient of the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award, and holds the Lnt of the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award, and holds the Lnt