The Undefeated is written by Newberry Award winning poet Kwame Alexander and recieved a 2020 Caldecott Medal by illustrator Kadir Nelson. The book was also awarded the 2020 Coretta Scott King Award and the 2020 Newberry Honor. The Undefeated is a tribute to African Americans throughout American history. From the time of being captured and take to American by ships, through slavery, the Civil Rights Movement. It also highlights achievements in sports, literature, music, politics, and other areas.
The Undefeated is a tribute to African American heroes and regular people that faces struggles, prejiduce, and oppression and survived, as well as those who didn´t. Kadir Nelson´s art is amazing. Sometimes it features a single figure or face against a stark white page or two-page spread and other times there is a collage of many heroes of a certain genre, like music or sports.
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