My People

By Hughes, Langston & Jr, Charles A. Stansfield

Publishers Summary:
Langston Hughes's spare yet eloquent tribue to his people has been cherished for generations. Now, acclaimed photographer Charles R. Smith Jr. interprets this beloved poem in vivid sepia photographs that capture the glory, the beauty, and the soul of being a black American today.

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ISBN
978-1-41693-540-7
Publisher
Ginee Seo Books


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on February 1, 2009

K-Up Smith's knack for pairing poetry and photography is well documented in books such as "Hoop Queens" (Candlewick, 2003) and Rudyard Kipling's "If" (S & S, 2006). Here, his artful images engage in a lyrical and lively dance with Langston Hughes's brief ode to black beauty. Dramatic sepia portraits of African Americansranging from a cherubic, chubby-cheeked toddler to a graying elder whose face is etched with lin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

Reflecting Hughes's powerful words, Smith's sepia-tone photographs depict African Americans across generations. Aged, t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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