Strong voices : fifteen American speeches worth knowing / introductions by Tonya Bolden ; foreword by Cokie Roberts ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez.

Other author Bolden, Tonya editor.
Other author Roberts, Cokie, writer of foreword.
Other author Velasquez, Eric illustrator.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]
Copyright Date©2020
Description125 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Subjects

Portion of title Fifteen American speeches worth knowing
Variant title 15 American speeches worth knowing
Contents "Give me liberty or give me death!" / Patrick Henry -- Farewell address / George Washington -- "We never quarrel about religion" / Red Jacket -- "What to the slave is the Fourth of July?" / Frederick Douglass -- "I am a woman's rights" / Sojourner Truth -- Gettysburg address / Abraham Lincoln -- "Citizenship in a Republic" / Theodore Roosevelt -- "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" / Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- "Farewell to baseball" / Lou Gehrig -- "On the blacklist all our lives" / Langston Hughes -- "We choose to go to the moon" / John Fitzgerald Kennedy -- "I have a dream" / Martin Luther King Jr. -- " I question America" / Fannie Lou Hamer -- Address to the Commonwealth Club of California, 1984 / Cesar Chavez -- "Women's rights are human rights" / Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Abstract "A collection of speeches that showcases the voices of those at the reins of power and of those who are not. Read the original words, sometimes abridged and sometimes in their entirety, that have shaped our cultural fabric. Introductions provide historical context and critical insights into the meaning and impact of every speech. For each speech, writer and history lover Tonya Bolden provides an introduction-- telling us what was going on at the time, who the person was, and what it all meant. nderstanding what a speech meant at the time can help us unlock what it means for us today" -- (Source of summary not specified).
General noteIncludes timeline.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 124-125).
Interest age level Ages 8 and up
Interest grade level Grades 3-6
Genre/formJuvenile works.
Genre/formSpeeches.
Genre/formInstructional and educational works.
Genre/formSpeeches.
Genre/formIllustrated works.
LCCN 2020288802
ISBN9780062572042 (hardcover)
ISBN0062572040 (hardcover)
Stock numberHarpercollins Childrens Books, Attn Elaine Nealon 53 Glenmaura National Blvd Ste 300, Moosaic, PA, USA, 18507-2132 SAN 200-2086

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