A black community gathers to share stories in this lyrical,
multi-generational picture book from Sandra Belton and Coretta Scott
King Award-winning illustrator Floyd Cooper.
Miss Ida's porch is a place where adults recall their past and where the
youngsters love to listen in. On one perfect night, tales are told about
two great African American performers: Duke Ellington, who stayed at
Mrs. Lomax's house when he was shut out of whites-only hotels, and
Marian Anderson, whose two historic concerts in Washington, DC,
testified to the power of the civil rights movement.