{"product_id":"ellington-was-not-a-street","title":"Ellington Was Not a Street","description":"\u003cb\u003eFeaturing luminous art by Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Kadir Nelson, this reflective picture book by poet Ntozake Shange looks back at the great Black thinkers and innovators who visited her father's house.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA close-knit group of Black innovators formed their own community in the early to mid-twentieth century. These men of vision lived at a time when the color of their skin dictated where they could live, what schools they could attend, and even where they could sit on a bus or in a movie theater. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet in the face of this tremendous adversity, these dedicated souls and others like them not only demonstrated the importance of Black culture in America, but also helped issue in a movement that changed the world. Their lives and their works inspire us to this day and serve as a guide to how we approach the challenges of tomorrow.\r","brand":"Ntozake Shange, Kadir Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44446233821420,"sku":"9780689828843","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780689828843.jpg?v=1779648346","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/ellington-was-not-a-street","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}