People were taken from Africa and were made into slaves." Our ancestors were robbed of their culture, traditions, their very way of life. This book reminded me of a pretty popular quote, "People say that slaves were taken from Africa. What follows next is a poetic and heartbreakingly beautiful exposition about the way in which our ancestors were stripped of everything they knew to be brought to an unfamiliar land. It's then that her grandmother tells her the true origins of her history. Unsurprisingly, like quite a few Black people she only knows her family history to a certain point (like her I only know up to about my great great grandmother). It begins with the main character feeling ashamed that she is unable to complete a school project about family ancestry. Honestly, I had no idea that this book was forthcoming until I was scrolling through Eidelweiss and saw the cover then I saw "The 1619 Project" and I knew that it was a title that I was going to want to read. I received this book for review, but all thoughts are my own. Second, I can't see this book not getting nominations for some serious awards like the Caldecott or the Coretta Scott King Award. FFirst, I will be buying a copy of this book for my daughter.
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