Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
2.6
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
249
Points per Word
0.002008
Page Count
40
Points per Page
0.0125
Description
This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes.