Title Lest we forget : the passage from Africa into the twenty-first century / Velma Maia Thomas

Published Bellevue, WA : Becker & Mayer! Books, [2018] ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps Contents Lest we forget : the passage from Africa to slavery and emancipation -- Freedom's children : the passage from emancipation to the great migration -- We shall not be moved : the passage from the great migration into the twenty-first century Summary "This elegant bind-up of three collectible books by Velma Maia Thomas--Lest We Forget, Freedom's Children, and We Shall Not Be Moved--offers an intimate look at black history in America through the lens of a passionate historian committed to preserving these important accounts, along with related memorabilia. 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"-- Publisher's description This collectible book by distinguished public historian Velma Maia Thomas offers an intimate look at black history in America with exclusive accounts, artifacts, and photographs. Presented in three parts--Lest We Forget, Freedom's Children, and We Shall Not Be Moved--the history comes to life through five interactive items attached to the pages throughout, along with ten more pieces of removable memorabilia contained in an envelope at the back. 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 collection of stirring historic papers, memoirs, personal effects, and photographs presented alongside moving commentary 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 vividly presents the heart-wrenching and inspiring account 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 up through the twenty-first century in an afterword that includes the election of America's first African American president and the beginning of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Make a personal connection with black history as you unfold a receipt for a five-year-old girl sold for one cent, hold a freed slave's manumission papers, flip through a deposit book for a savings account at the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, read a letter home from one of the first black army nurses sent overseas during WWII, and open a list of rules for lunch counter sit-ins distributed by a Nashville student in 1960. A foldout timeline gives a chronology of the African American history and experience. The additional removable replica artifacts allow you to hold in your hand: Rosa Parks's fingerprints A slave receipt FBI poster for one of the most high-profile cases of the civil rights movement A telegram to the White House from famed baseball player and activist Jackie Robinson A newspaper from 1857 A Black Panther Party poster And more With this richly designed and illustrated book, take an intimate, tangible, and unforgettable journey through more than 400 years of black history Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-121) Notes Print version record Subject African Americans -- History. Slavery -- United States -- History. Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- United States Freed persons -- United States -- Social conditions African Americans -- Migrations -- History Rural-urban migration -- United States -- History -- 20th century African Americans -- Civil rights -- History Civil rights movements -- United States -- History Enslaved persons -- Emancipation Slavery Rural-urban migration Freed persons -- Social conditions Civil rights movements African Americans -- Migrations African Americans -- Civil rights African Americans United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 0760363838 9780760363836

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