The People Remember
CCBC Review:
This history of African Americans begins with the first Africans who were captured and enslaved, and then moves up through the present day. “The people remember that Great Migration to new lands, to new borders where sharecropping hands were now factory machine fingers. The people toiled and labored, working new roads, the houses, the skyscraping towers reaching for that great big American sun.” The naïve-style illustrations and the poetic text provide an unflinching look at Black history by integrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa: umoja/unity; kujichagulia/self-determination; ujima/collective work and responsibility; ujamaa/cooperative economics; nia/purpose; kuumba/creativity; and imani/faith. The inclusion of the principles may make this a mainstay of family Kwanzaa celebrations, but the book also stands on its own as a powerful historical account. ©2022 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Loveis Wise
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-12
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
17th Century
18th Century
19th Century
20th Century
Affirmation
African Americans
African Peoples
Celebrations, Holidays, and Observances
Racism
Slavery
Survival
U.S. History
World History
Diversity subject:
Black/African
Publishers:
Balzer + Bray, HarperCollins
Publish Year: 2021
Pages: 64
ISBN: 9780062915641
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 973 Zoboi