Your Legacy - Williams, Schele
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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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"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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Autorenporträt
Schele Williams is a director, performer and author committed to cultivating work with authentic representation on stage and off. She is currently making her Broadway directorial debut this 2024 season with The Notebook (co-director along with Michael Greif) and the highly anticipated Broadway revival of The Wiz. Upcoming: Director of Disney’s revival of Aida and Hidden Figures. Schele is a founding member of Black Theatre United, a co-chair on the Broadway Inspirational Voices board of directors, and serves on the board of trustees for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. She is the author of the critically acclaimed children’s book Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History and the recipient of the 2022 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor, as well as Your Legacy Begins. 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. Engel made a spectacular debut in children’s publishing with her illustrations in Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou , written by Bethany Hegedus and published by Lee & Low Books in 2019, and My Hair is Magic! by M.L. Marroquin.