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• Commended for Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Nonfiction) 2022

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Your story begins in Africa. Your African ancestors defied the odds and survived 400 years of slavery in America and passed down an extraordinary legacy to you. Beginning in Africa before 1619, Your Legacy presents an unprecedentedly accessible, empowering, and proud introduction to African American history for children. While your ancestors' freedom was taken from them, their spirit was not; this book celebrates their accomplishments, acknowledges their sacrifices, and defines how they are remembered--and how their stories should be taught.

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Schele Williams is a Broadway director committed to cultivating new musicals and devised work. She has directed at regional theaters and festivals across the country and has a long history of work on Broadway. Passionate about pairing social justice with the arts, she is on the steering committee of We Stand United and is a founding member of Black Theatre United, an organization committed to dismantling systemic racism on our streets and stages. Schele Williams is a Broadway director committed to cultivating new musicals and devised work. She has directed at regional theaters and festivals across the country and has a long history of work on Broadway. Passionate about pairing social justice with the arts, she is on the steering committee of We Stand United and is a founding member of Black Theatre United, an organization committed to dismantling systemic racism on our streets and stages. Tonya Engel is a self-taught artist living in Houston, Texas. Folk artists of the deep South have influenced her work, as well as contemporary masters such as Marc Chagall, Frida Kahlo, Romare Bearden, and Gustav Klimt. Her bold style is figurative, textured, colorful, and ripe with symbolism. She made a spectacular debut in children's publishing with her illustrations in Bethany Hegedus's Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou.

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