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2 Formats: Library CD
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2 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9798200666119
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ISBN: 9798200666133
| Runtime: | 1.09 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Poetry |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
The Chicago Race Riot of 1919, the most intense of the riots comprising the nation’s Red Summer, has shaped the last century but is not widely discussed. In 1919, award-winning poet Eve L. Ewing explores the story of this event—which lasted eight days and resulted in thirty-eight deaths and almost 500 injuries—through poems recounting the stories of everyday people trying to survive and thrive in the city. Ewing uses speculative and Afrofuturist lenses to recast history, and illuminates the thin line between the past and the present.Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
The ebb and flow of energy in her reading includes an onset of repetition, lullaby singing, and cultural vernacular. Ewing is youthful in her lullabies but clearly an adult in her descriptions when she speaks of the drowning of Eugene Williams and the onset of violent acts. —AudioFile
Author
Author Bio: Eve L. Ewing
Eve L. Ewing is the award-winning author of Electric Arches, 1919, Ghosts in the Schoolyard, and Maya and the Robot. She also wrote the acclaimed Ironheart and Champions series for Marvel Comics. Her work has appeared in many venues, including the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Washington Post, and Vanity Fair. Born and raised in Chicago, she was a middle school teacher before completing her doctorate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and now is an assistant professor at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Poetry |
| Runtime: | 1.09 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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