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2004

Format:	Book
Author:	Shange, Ntozake, author.
Title:	Ellington was not a street / written by Ntozake Shange ; illustrations by Kadir Nelson.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2004] ©1983
Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Summary:	A tribute to select African American men including Paul Robeson, William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) DuBois, Ray Barretto, Earlington Carl "Sonny Til" Tilghman, John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, Dr. Kwane Nkrumah, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Virgil "Honey Bear" Atkins, and the Clovers.
Subjects:	African American civil rights workers -- Juvenile poetry. African American artists -- Juvenile poetry. African American girls -- Juvenile poetry. Children's poetry, American.
Genre:	Poetry.
Other Author:	Nelson, Kadir, illustrator.
Notes:	Coretta Scott King Award, illustrator, 2005. ALA Notable Books for Children, 2005
Contents:	Paul Robeson -- William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) DuBois -- Ray Barretto -- Earlington Carl "Sonny Til" Tilghman -- John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie -- Dr. Kwame Nkrumah -- Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington -- Virgin "Honey Bear" Akins -- The Clovers (vocal group.).
Web Site:	Contributor biographical information Publisher description
LCCN:	00045060
ISBN:	0689828845 9780689828843
Other Number:	45247240
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	132567
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Call Number:	j 811 Shange

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