{"product_id":"and-we-rise-isbn-9780593352526","title":"And We Rise","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\"A powerful, necessary book.\" \u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA powerful, impactful, eye-opening journey that explores through the Civil Rights Movement in 1950s-1960s America in spare and evocative verse, with historical photos interspersed throughout.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn stunning verse and vivid use of white space, Erica Martin's debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movement—from the well-documented events that shaped the nation’s treatment of Black people, beginning with the \"Separate but Equal\" ruling—and introduces lesser-known figures and moments that were just as crucial to the Movement and our nation's centuries-long fight for justice and equality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA poignant, powerful, all-too-timely collection that is both a vital history lesson and much-needed conversation starter in our modern world. Complete with historical photographs, author's note, chronology of events, research, and sources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAnd We Rise\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"This powerful collection of poems serves not only as a history lesson but also a conversation starter about the civil rights movement and other events that have impacted the treatment of Black Americans throughout history.\" -- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSLC \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A strong, historically accurate collection that can enhance any social studies or language arts unit. More important, audiences will appreciate these poems that leap off the pages, bringing history, pain, dignity, and fierce determination to life.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAnd We Rise\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e*\"This \u003cb\u003epowerful collection \u003c\/b\u003eof poems serves not only as a history lesson but also a \u003cb\u003econversation starter \u003c\/b\u003eabout the civil rights movement and other events that have impacted the treatment of Black Americans throughout history.\" -- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSLC (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"The impact of the poems in this \u003cb\u003epowerful, necessary book\u003c\/b\u003e is strengthened by the ­layout of the text and drives home the struggle for civil rights. A strong first purchase.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSLJ (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003estrong\u003c\/b\u003e, historically accurate collection that can enhance any social studies or language arts unit. More important, audiences will appreciate these \u003cb\u003epoems that leap off the pages\u003c\/b\u003e, bringing history, pain, dignity, and fierce determination to life.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eErica Martin (ericamartinthewriterdotcom.wordpress.com) is a freelance editor, specializing in copyediting and developmental editing, and a poet. She has always been fascinated by English, writing, and US History. \u003ci\u003eAnd We Rise \u003c\/i\u003eis her first book. She lives with her family in Tennessee. 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