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40 pages · First published 2019
The Undefeated is a 2019 poem by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson. The poem's purpose is to inspire and encourage black communities, while also delivering a tribute to black Americans of all occupations in past years. The poem describes the toughness black Americans faced during times such as slavery, and segregation in America. Nelson's illustrations also provide a visual for the meaning of the poem. The book was well received and won the 2020 Caldecott Medal and a Newbery Honor. Kadir Nelson's artwork also earned it a Coretta Scott King Award.
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African AmericansAfrican Americans Civil rightsAfrican Americans Civil rights Juvenile literatureAfrican Americans History Juvenile literatureAfrican Americans Juvenile poetryAfrican Americans PoetryAfrican Americans Social life and customsAfrican Americans Social life and customs Juvenile literatureAmerican poetryChildren's poetryChildren's poetry, AmericanCreative nonfictionElectronic booksFree verseHistoryJUVENILE NONFICTION People & Places United States African AmericanJUVENILE NONFICTION Poetry GeneralJUVENILE NONFICTION United States History GeneralJuvenile worksPicture books
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- Andersen Press, Versify, Versify/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Versify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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- eng