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"Part 1 introduces CHOSEN VESSELS: PROMOTING THE UNITY OF AMERICA'S PROMISES BEFORE THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL. I started our project by sharing and exploring a bit of historical information passed down through schooling, informally or formally. Chapters 1-14 consist of lived experiences and real life ""learnings."" Quotes, discussions, conversations, primary firsthand and researched sources to dialogue about the realities of racism in America are shared. Its purpose is to establish a foundation and premise from our point of references and backgrounds as ""seasoned"" proud African American faith-based citizens. Part 2 includes vignettes of brief information about some of America's influential Black and White heroes and sheroes who tried to work boldly toward racial dignity and harmony, over two hundred years ago. That is correct, even during slavery times, these personalities fought valiantly and bravely against the dehumanizing, cruel, and sinful institution of slavery and its existence in America. They fought together, for unity and dignity of all races. They fought against hate. Part 3 continues with more vignettes about Black and White Americans' heroic attempts to unite and erase provisions for racial abuse and disharmony conducted during the period of post slavery. The Reconstruction era, Jim Crow laws, and Civil Rights Movement battles were fought by these fearless and courageous Americans. They tried to move America toward freedom and equal rights, as promised in the Constitution and other legal documents, to all. Part 4 offers a summary and a conclusive statement to encourage young American citizens to continue to press forward in the fight against hatred, violence, and divisiveness. All parts of this project are designed to encourage, uplift, and prompt further civil discussions, continuous positive dialogue, and with respect. We encourage and promote these encounters from a fresh and faith-based perspective. This work is dedicated to our talented precious young scholars and their friends of all colors and races."

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"Elizabeth Grady Branch was born in Jacksonville, Texas in 1942. She attended Alberta Street Elementary and Frederick Douglass High schools in her hometown. Dr. Branch graduated from the segregated (but dearly loved) Fred Douglass High School in Jacksonville. Her job and career fields were limited in this small struggling town. Standouts included migrant cotton picking, waiting tables in small cafes, field hand, and occasional maid work. However, she found a way to escape the drudgery of poverty through education. She attended Jarvis Christian College in Hawkins, Texas. Her degree was in Elementary Education and English. She later attended Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas where she received a Master's in Developmental Reading. Her Doctorate degree was received in Higher Education from North Texas State University in Denton, Texas. It has since been renamed, the University of North Texas. Her career after college afforded her a new lifestyle and many blessings and means to escape poverty. The successful accomplishments of becoming a teacher, a college administrator, and small business owner (day care, tutoring center, and an author) gave her immeasurable joy and opportunities! Through her church, career, and community, she has served on many boards and in many areas where she could live a different lifestyle as well as give back to those in need. Dr. Branch was the first Black woman chosen to lead the Fort Worth's Mayor's Commission on The Status of Women in her city. She was president of the Texas State Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education. She is a past president of the Fannie Mae Heath Cultural club under the historical umbrella of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, founded in 1896, the oldest African American secular organization in existence today. She holds lifetime memberships in TABPHE as well as the NAACP. Dr. Elizabeth Grady Branch has published several books and manuals to help juveniles, young adults, and women to make better choices. Some of these titles include the Man in The Mirror, Working Women in The Winners Circle, Vocabulary Matters, and Reading Skills for Culturally Diverse Students. Choosing to Lift Every Voice and Sing, was released in 2022. It is a book of short seminars to encourage youth to take advantage of the opportunities America has to offer in spite of adversities. Her latest publication is: ""A Workbook of Selected Activities to Accompany Chosen Vessels: Uniting of the States of America Before the Semiquincentennial."" Elizabeth married her college sweetheart, James ""Boogie"" Branch, Sr. They have three children, six grandchildren, and two great-grands, Miss ""Nova"" and Miguel."

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