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NYPL BEST OF THE YEAR BEST OF THE BEST, BLACK CAUCUS OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONA stunning collection of oral histories from Black elders who grew up in the Jim Crow South The past is not past. We may think something ancient history, or something that doesn’t affect our present day, but we w... Read More about Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

A powerful and poetic picture book about Black history in the United States, from the shores of Africa and slavery, to the civil rights and Black Lives Matter movements.With stunning lyricism reminiscent of traditional African spirituals and today's rhythm and flow of hip-hop, a teacher shares the h... Read More about I Heard: An American Journey

A stunning collection of oral histories from Black elders who grew up in the Jim Crow South The past is not past. We may think something ancient history, or something that doesn’t affect our present day, but we would be wrong.Those Who Saw the Sun is a collection of oral histories told by Black peo... Read More about Those Who Saw the Sun

The past is not past. We may think something ancient history, or something that doesn't affect our present day, but we would be wrong. Those Who Saw the Sun is a collection of oral histories told by Black people who grew up in the South during the time of Jim Crow. Jaha Nailah Avery is a lawyer, sch... Read More about Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South

The past is not past. We may think something ancient history, or something that doesn't affect our present day, but we would be wrong. Those Who Saw the Sun is a collection of oral histories told by Black people who grew up in the South during the time of Jim Crow. Jaha Nailah Avery is a lawyer, sch... Read More about Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South