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My People
My People
 
By Langston Hughes
Illustrated by: Charles R. Smith Jr.
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
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Awards and Nominations

  • ALA Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration
  • ALA Notable Children's Books
  • CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children's Book Council)
  • Kirkus Best Children's Book
  • NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts
  • NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
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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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