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Climbing Lincoln's Steps: The African American Journey
32 pp.
| Whitman |
September, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8075-1204-3$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Colin Bootman.
The struggles of African Americans throughout history, from slavery's roots through the Civil War to the civil rights movement and today, are briefly explored in Slade's lyrical text. The book's cornerstone is the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., unveiled in 1922. Bootman's expressive watercolor paintings successfully depict the shifting history. Timeline.