Black History Month
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Created on January 26, 2021
Featuring Kwame Alexander's The Undefeated
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Transcript
February is Black History Month
Featuring prolific YA authorKwame Alexander's award-winning book:
The Undefeated
Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes.
Historical Figures Featured in The Undefeated
Jesse owens
zORA NEALE HURSTON
JACOB LAWRENCE
hENRY OSSAWA TANNER
AUGUSTA SAVAGE
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY
lANGSTON hUGHES
AARON DOUGLAS
JOHN LEWIS
Sandra bland
michael Brown
Martin luther king, Jr.
Wilma rudolph
Addie mae collins
cynthia wesley
althea gibson
serena williams
reece whitley
lebron james
thelonious monk
louis armstrong
billie holiday
duke ellington
Sarah vaughn
ella fitzgerald
tamir rice
carole robertson
carol denise mcnair
michael jordan
muhammad ali
sheryl Swoopes
miles davis
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Other Books by Kwame Alexander
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