"Following the 2015 mass shooting that took nine lives in a historic Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, President Obama sang 'Amazing grace' to a grieving congregation and nation. Inspired by the event, songwriter Zoe Mulford wrote a song called 'The president sang amazing grace.' This picture book features the lyrics of this song and the paintings by filmmaker Jeff Scher, originally created for a short film for the song, performed by Joan Baez"--Jacket flap.
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