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We Shall Not Be Moved - Hardcover

Thomas, Velma Maia

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Synopsis

We Shall Not Be Moved takes readers on an interactive journey through the freedom struggles of the 20th century, tracing 100 years of battles for justice and equality on all fronts, from Marcus Garvey to the mid-century civil rights movement, from the Tuskegee Airmen to school integration, from Paul Robeson to Malcolm X. The interactive elements include reproductions of letters from soldiers in World War II, a flyer advertising the original March on Washington, a sign urging black riders to boycott the buses in Montgomery, and other facsimiles of artifacts that give readers a unique, hands-on connection to this remarkable history.

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About the Author

Velma Maia Thomas created and curates the Black Holocaust exhibit and is the author of Lest We Forget: The Passage from Africa to Slavery and Emancipation, Freedom’s Children: The Passage from Emancipation to the Great Migration, and No Man Can Hinder Me: The Journey from Slavery to Emancipation Through Song. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

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ll Not Be Moved</b> takes readers on an interactive journey through the freedom struggles of the 20th century, tracing 100 years of battles for justice and equality on all fronts, from Marcus Garvey to the mid-century civil rights movement, from the Tuskegee Airmen to school integration, from Paul Robeson to Malcolm X. The interactive elements include reproductions of letters from soldiers in World War II, a flyer advertising the original March on Washington, a sign urging black riders to boycott the buses in Montgomery, and other facsimiles of artifacts that give readers a unique, hands-on connection to this remarkable history.

Reviews

Thomas wraps up a trilogy that includes Lest We Forget and Freedom's Children, this time focusing on African American struggles in the 20th century.
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