An elderly black grandmother passes on the story of the family's Jewish origins to her young granddaughter, Carol Olivia. As family members flee the Spanish Inquisition, are kidnapped by pirates and eventually sail to America, one daughter in each generation is given the name Olivia, from the Hebrew Shulamit meaning ?peace, ? to honor the Jewish ...
An African-American family marvels at young Brenda's hair--the nappiest, curliest, twistiest hair in the entire family. Illustrated with color paintings.
An African-American family marvels at young Brenda's hair--the nappiest, curliest, twistiest hair in the entire family. Illustrated with color paintings.
This story tells of the fall of a family, the discovery of incest and the birth of a child. It is an Odyssean journey in which shattered myths and the issue of race, xenophobia, love and consolation transcend the narrative to become a parable for the ages.
Centered around the themes of death, women as objects of desire, lost love, motherhood, and children, the poems in this selection offer insight into the work of this well-known abolitionist and advocate of women's rights. Including Grimke's prose and drama, which often focus on lynching, this volume sheds new light on a perspective characterized ...
Come to Kenilworth, a neighborhood in Washington, DC in the year 1931, where Little Georgia Johnson lives with her seven siblings and their parents. On a very hot August day Little Georgia leaves her sisters and brothers at the house, and makes the long, long walk to Mr. Benson's store to buy apples for everyone.
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