The Undefeated
by Kwame Alexander
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This is a love letter to America. To black America. To the grit, passion, and perseverance of our greatest artists, athletes, and activists. To the dreamers. To the strength and bravery of everyday people caught in the web of history.
With references to lyrics and lines originally shared by our most celebrated heroes, this poem digs into the not-so-distant past to underline the endurance and spirit of those surviving and thriving in the present.
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African Americans, African Americans Civil rights, African Americans Civil rights Juvenile literature, African Americans History Juvenile literature, African Americans Juvenile poetry, African Americans Poetry, African Americans Social life and customs, African Americans Social life and customs Juvenile literature, American poetry, Children's poetry, Children's poetry, American, Creative nonfiction, Electronic books, Free verse, History, JUVENILE NONFICTION People & Places United States African American, JUVENILE NONFICTION Poetry General, JUVENILE NONFICTION United States History General, Juvenile works, Picture books, Picture books for children, Poetry, Children, poetry, African americans, poetry, nyt:picture-books=2019-04-21, New York Times bestseller, juvenile nonfiction, Newbery Honor, African americans, history, African americans, juvenile literature, collectionID:caldecott20, slavery, segregation, Juvenile literature, Social life and customs, Civil rights, Juvenile poetry, award:Caldecott_award, award:Newbery_award, age:min:5, age:max:11, grade:min:Preschool, grade:max:3People
Jack Johnson (1878-1946), Romare Bearden (1911-1988), Zora Neale Hurston, Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), Augusta Savage (1892-1962), Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), Langston Hughes (1902-1967), Aaron Douglas, John Lewis (1940-2020), ADDIE MAE COLLINS, CYNTHIA WESLEY, CAROLE ROBERTSON, Carol Denise McNair, Sandra Bland, Michael Brown Jr. (1996-2014), Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin (1995-2012), Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994), Michael Jordan (1963-), Althea Gibson (1927-2003), Muhammed Ali (1942-), Sheryl Swoopes, Jesse Owens (1913-), Serena Williams (1981-), Reece Whitley, LeBron James, Thelonious Monk (1920-1982), Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), Billie Holiday (1915-1959), Miles Davis, Duke Ellington (1899-1974), Sarah Vaughn, Ella FitzgeraldShowing 5 featured editions. View all 5 editions?
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The Undefeated
2019, Versify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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The Undefeated is a 2019 poem by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson. The poem's purpose is to inspire and encourage black communities, while also delivering a tribute to black Americans of all occupations in past years. The poem describes the toughness black Americans faced during times such as slavery, and segregation in America. Nelson's illustrations also provide a visual for the meaning of the poem. The book was well received and won the 2020 Caldecott Medal and a Newbery Honor. Kadir Nelson's artwork also earned it a Coretta Scott King Award.
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| January 7, 2024 | Edited by Bernat Fortet | Add subjects: age:min:5, age:max:11, grade:min:Preschool, grade:max:3 |
| January 3, 2024 | Edited by Bernat Fortet | Edited without comment. |
| January 3, 2024 | Edited by Bernat Fortet | Add Juvenile subject |
| December 30, 2023 | Edited by Bernat Fortet | Add Juvenile subject |
| August 3, 2019 | Created by BLogeman | Added new book. |