Ellington Was Not a Street ~ Ntozake Shange

Ellington Was Not a Street

Written by Ntozake Shange
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Poet Ntozake Shange recounts her childhood memories of the many great African Americans who gathered in her home. Such world changers include Paul Robeson, W.E.B. DuBois, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington. While these great men will forever live in history, she remembers when these men were not a memory, but when they were alive and were often company in her own home. I liked this book. My daughter really liked the drawing of the little girl! They had questions about many of the men who were mentioned in the book. I am excited to teach them about their history so that Ellington will be more than a street name to them as well!!! Read more >>

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Originally posted on September 25, 2010.