Linda Brown, You Are Not Alone: The Brown vs. Board of Education Decision panthers it is of no surprise

it is of no surprise to find so many “carryovers” or “Africanisms” that point to the African origin of Black music: call & response patterns

there was also handclapping

those caught up in it

It originates from West Africa

Sankofa Bird

Linda Brown, You Are Not Alone: The Brown vs. Board of Education Decision panthers it is of no surpriseGr. 6 12. Published on the fiftieth anniversary of the Supreme Courts ruling to desegregate public schools, this volume collects stories, memoirs, and poems about the history and impact of Brown v. Board of Education. The contributors, well known writers for young people, were themselves young in 1954, and they speak from different sides of the racial barrier. Some selections, such as Joyce Carol Thomas poem Stormy Weather and Quincy Troupes