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Clinton, Catherine

I, Too, Sing America: Three Centuries of African American Poetry

128 pp. | Houghton | October, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-395-89599-5 $$20.00

(3) YA Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. This chronological collection includes work by such poets as Phillis Wheatley, W. E. B. Du Bois, Arna Bontemps, Maya Angelou, Rita Dove, along with twenty others. The verses, introduced with biographical information, reflect the African-American struggle for equality from the early 1800s to the present. The textured illustrations, done in muted tones, capture the drama and strength of each poem.

Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith