The President Sang Amazing Grace: A Book about Finding Grace After Unspeakable Tragedy
Zoe Mulford$16.11
$18.95
Lyrical account of the day President Obama sang with a grieving nation following the 2015 shooting in a black church in Charleston, South Carolina
When nine people were killed in a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015, the nation grieved as one, and when President Barack Obama sang "Amazing Grace" during his eulogy for Reverend Clementa Pinckney, it was acknowledged as one of the most powerful moments of his presidency. Singer/songwriter Zoe Mulford was so moved that she wrote the song "The President Sang Amazing Grace," which was then illustrated by filmmaker and painter Jeff Scher for a video that has been viewed countless times. This book presents the lyrics to the song, Scher's paintings, excerpts from Obama's eulogy, biographies of those who were killed, historical context, and sheet music.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 09/24/2019
ISBN: 9781944903848
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 12.10h x 10.20w x 0.60d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 08/19/2019
School Library Journal 08/23/2019 pg. 1
When nine people were killed in a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015, the nation grieved as one, and when President Barack Obama sang "Amazing Grace" during his eulogy for Reverend Clementa Pinckney, it was acknowledged as one of the most powerful moments of his presidency. Singer/songwriter Zoe Mulford was so moved that she wrote the song "The President Sang Amazing Grace," which was then illustrated by filmmaker and painter Jeff Scher for a video that has been viewed countless times. This book presents the lyrics to the song, Scher's paintings, excerpts from Obama's eulogy, biographies of those who were killed, historical context, and sheet music.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 09/24/2019
ISBN: 9781944903848
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 12.10h x 10.20w x 0.60d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 08/19/2019
School Library Journal 08/23/2019 pg. 1