To Be a Drum
Daddy Wes whispers to his two young listeners one morning the story of the 'drum', the pulse that has moved through the African people and through time and place.
- Written by: Evelyn Coleman
- Illustrated by: Aminah Robinson
- Published by: Albert Whitman & Company
- Suggested grade level: 2nd – 3rd
Daddy Wes tells his children Mat and Martha that the drum has long been a powerful symbol to their African roots, and shares with them how the drum was the underlying heartbeat of their people through slavery, war, and the civil rights movement. Full-color illustrations.
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