Your Legacy
A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History

Name: Your Legacy
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Schele Williams
ISBN: 9781666530223

Author: Schele Williams

Narrator: Schele Williams

Unabridged: 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 10/21/2021

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, History, Africa, Social Topics, Self-esteem & Self-reliance, African American & Black Nonfiction

Synopsis

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.

About Schele Williams

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.

About Tonya Engel

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on November 12, 2021

This is a constant reminder of how important it can be to include picture books into your monthly reading. I remember ordering this specific title for the collection at my library so I made sure to grab a copy as soon as it came in. Your Legacy is a love letter to all Black children in hopes of help......more

Goodreads review by Beth on November 04, 2021

Your Legacy is a book that belongs in every library. Reading it makes me wish the copy I read belonged to me, not only because of its outstanding and breathtaking artwork but also because the message is so incredibly empowering and I want to keep rereading it. The book from start to finish is a stor......more

Goodreads review by Larson on October 30, 2021

A letter, a note a wish, a hope. This book, "YOUR LEGACY" is written to all black people and especially young students as a way to reclaim their enslaved history and take control of the narrative. For so long, the idea of slavery and the horrid treatment of the black community has been filtered down......more

Goodreads review by Jay on November 30, 2024

Black is King......more

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[A] compelling and easy-to-understand story that belongs in every collection.