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Starred Review on October 1, 2021 | Picture Books
K-Gr 2—A celebration of Black excellence that highlights numerous notable figures throughout history and their accomplishments. Black history begins on the continent of Africa where their language and culture flourished. Williams covers, in picture book form, the arrival in 1619 of European slave traders who took Africans away from their homeland and stripped them of their families, their names—even their language. Thankfully, they didn't let not knowing the language of others who were enslaved deter them, and they came up with a brand-new language cal...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

