num_pages: 128
description: With the passion of a poet and the knowledge of a historian, Nikki Giovanni tells the story of Africans in America through the glorious words of spirituals.Ever since she was a little girl attending three different churches, poet Nikki Giovanni has loved the spirituals. In  On My Journey Now , she paints compelling portraits of the lives of her ancestors through familiar songs such as "Go Down, Moses" and personal favorites such as "Ain’t Got Time to Die," celebrating a people who overcame enslavement and found a way to survive, to worship, and to build.  On My Journey Now  includes a foreword by Dr. Arthur Jones, founder and artistic program director of the Spirituals Project. Back matter includes a glossary, a bibliography, source notes, recommended recordings, an index of song titles, and an index.
language: English
title: On My Journey Now: Looking at African-American History Through the Spirituals
titlecomplete: On My Journey Now: Looking at African-American History Through the Spirituals
genres: Music, History, African American, Poetry, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 68
publisher: Candlewick Press