@article{1357424,
      author = {Grady, Cynthia, and Wood, Michele,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1357424},
      title = {Like a bird : the art of the American slave song /},
      abstract = {Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that  longing took many forms including music. Drawing on  biblical imagery, slave songs both expressed the sorrow of  life in bondage and offered a rallying cry for the spirit.  Like a Bird brings together text, music, and illustrations  by Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Michele  Wood to convey the rich meaning behind thirteen of these  powerful songs.},
      recid = {1357424},
      pages = {40 pages :},
}