Words to Make My Dream Childen Live: A Book of African American Quotations

by Deirdre Mullane

Book Overview

In 1918, Joseph Seaman Cotter, Jr., a promising??young African-American poet who later died at the??age of twenty-four, published a poem in which he??prayed, "O God, give me words to make... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 038542244X
• ISBN13: 9780385422444
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Anchor Books
• Length: 531 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A must-have for the shelves!

Have you ever needed to quote one of today's prominent African American leaders and/or speakers and a quick look in Bartlett's and other popular quotation books did not leave you with many, if any, choices? Well, that is exactly what Deirdre Mullane, the editor, discovered after looking for an extensive collection of quotations by African Americans and finding none. This book, whose title comes from Joseph Seaman Cotter, Jr.'s poem in which he prayed, "O God, give me words to make my dream-children live," consist of more than three thousands quotes from well-known African American figures. This impressive collection which not only includes quotations from prolific wirters and civil rights leaders, but also includes the powerful thoughts and personal reflections of black people in various professional fields like music, politics, sports, religion, and the arts.All of the quotes were compiled from various sources such as novels, nonfiction, autobiographies, speeches, historical events and interviews. They are arranged in alphabetical order according to the speaker and include a brief biography of the person. There is a handy Index of Speakers in the back just in case one knows the name of the person they desire to quote. Also in the back, is an Index of Famous Lines to aid readers who may be familiar with a quote but cannot remember who stated it. This impressive collection is a must-have for writers, journalists, public speakers, and familes!