Lest We Forget by Velma Maia Thomas
Thanks to Lydia Rasmussen of The Quarto Group, I am giving away 3 print copies of ‘Lest We Forget by Velma Maia Thomas. This is a giveaway in celebration of Black History Month.
Description Lest We Forget by Velma Maia Thomas
Based on materials from the nationally acclaimed Black Holocaust Exhibit, Lest We Forget documents the plight of an estimated 100 million Africans, from their rich pre-slavery culture to their enslavement in a foreign land. This book is a collection of stirring historic papers, memoirs, personal effects, and photographs brought to life in a unique, three-dimensional, interactive format. Lest We Forget chronicles the unyielding strength of a people who refused to be broken.
Taste the sweetness of freedom and the bitter struggle for equality through the documents that impacted the lives of an entire race. Freedom’s Children is a stirring collection of photographs and removable documents that bring to life the heart-wrenching and inspiring tale of freedmen and freedwomen during Reconstruction and into the twentieth century.
Throughout the twentieth century, African Americans would trouble the waters of America—agitating, challenging, and defying the status quo. We Shall Not Be Moved chronicles the struggles and triumphs of African Americans leading up to and during the Civil Rights Movement. Feel the strength of those entrenched in the fight for justice through interactive, removable documents.
Praise Lest We Forget by Velma Maia Thomas
One of The Root’s Favorite Reads of 2019- Jay Connor, The Root
Winner of an Alex Award of the American Library Association (ALA)
Winner of a Literary Honor Award for Non-fiction by the Black Caucus of the ALA (1998)
Selected by Essence magazine as a time-treasured gift item (December 1999)
About Velma Maia Thomas
Velma Maia Thomas is the creator and curator of the Black Holocaust Exhibit, a collection of original documents on slavery and resistance housed at the Shrines of the Black Madonna Cultural Center and Bookstore. In addition to Lest We Forget, she is the author of No Man Can Hinder: The Journey from Slavery to Emancipation Through Song, and the co-author of Emancipation Proclamation: Forever Free.
She was selected as a subject expert for the documentary Underground Railroad: The William Still Story, featured on PBS, and has served as a scholar in residence at Penn Center, as an adjunct professor in the Department of African American Studies at Georgia State University, and as an instructor at the NEH Summer Institute “America’s Reconstruction: The Untold Story.” Velma holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Howard University, a master’s degree in political science from Emory University, and a graduate-level certificate in heritage preservation from Georgia State University.
Website: http://www.velmamaiathomas.com/
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Giveaway Lest We Forget by Velma Maia Thomas
This giveaway is open to Canada and the U.S. only. It ends on February 14, 2020 midnight pacific time. Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.
Sounds like a wonderful book about the strength of these people. Thanks for the.
Captivating story which I would enjoy. Thanks.
How appropriate that this book is given away during Black History Month. So many challenges they have had to overcome then and still facing in today’s culture. Thanks for the book and a chance to win one.
I enjoy historical books.
To have the chance to read such a thoughtful look back at pieces of history not taught in classrooms and is part of so many people inspires me to want to read this book.