{"product_id":"children-of-children-keep-coming-an-epic-griotsong-paperback","title":"Children of Children Keep Coming: An Epic Griotsong - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRussell L. Goings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKim Bridgford\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Children of Children Keep Coming\u003c\/i\u003e is an awe-inspiring contribution to literature. A breathtaking form of poetic expression, this unique work presents a riveting chronicle of the African American experience in the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe dramatic odyssey opens with two anonymous slaves running to catch the Freedom Train, where at journey's end they hope to find liberation. Along the way, they encounter fields of laborers sowing seeds, plodding hard under sun high and moon low, working to end slavery. The toilers are sustained by work songs that at one moment express the dreams and fears of the downtrodden and at another moment burst forth with unbound faith and optimism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese determined travelers, with dangerous crows circling around them, roam through fields holding their dead; step over graves of the once enslaved; walk across beds of red, white, and blue flowers, all for the opportunity to march on the green lawns of democracy. Throughout their entangled journey, they meet imaginary and mythological characters. But it is down by the riverside where their belief that a time of change will come is affirmed by engagements with \"giants\" such as Frederick Douglass, Billie Holiday, Hank Aaron, Sojourner Truth, and Rosa Parks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Children of Children Keep Coming\u003c\/i\u003e is strung seamlessly together--by poetry and prose, blues and gospel, hymns and jazz, work songs and prayers--forcing the universal harmony of the cry for freedom and justice to reach an unforgettable pitch that cannot be ignored. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis astounding mosaic of voices is accentuated by the images of Romare Bearden.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussell Goings has a BA from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied writing at Fairfield University and the 92nd Street Y. Before he took up writing fifteen years ago, he was a professional football player; the first African American brokerage manager for a New York Stock Exchange Member firm; the first owner of an African American firm to man - age assets for Fortune 500 companies; the first African American chairman of the Studio Museum in Harlem; and founder and chairman for \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. An inductee into the Wall Street Hall of Fame, \u003ci\u003eGoings\u003c\/i\u003e has also been featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlack Enterprise\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He lives with his wife in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9.13 x 7.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53300955152691,"sku":"9781501162077","price":30.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/G-Vu1YLNDC9781501162077.webp?v=1777501169","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/children-of-children-keep-coming-an-epic-griotsong-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}