{"product_id":"your-legacy-a-bold-reclaiming-of-our-enslaved-history-hardcover","title":"Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSchele Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTonya Engel\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis powerful and uplifting picture book redefines how African American history is introduced to young readers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour starred reviews: \"A truly powerful perspective shift.\"* I \"Joyous.\"** I \"Outstanding.\"\"*** I \"A strikingly worthy introduction of 400 years of Black history to young readers.\"****\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beginning in Africa before 1619, this beautifully illustrated narrative honors the strength, resilience, and brilliance of enslaved ancestors--offering young people a proud and empowering foundation for understanding their heritage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author Schele Williams and illustrator Tonya Engel guide readers through centuries of courage and survival, celebrating the extraordinary legacy passed down through generations. With poetic language and evocative art, the book reframes history not as a story of victimhood, but as a testament to perseverance, dignity, and cultural richness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Perfect for classrooms, family reading, and community discussions, \u003ci\u003eYour Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e invites children to see themselves as part of a lineage of strength and possibility. It's a bold reclaiming of the past--and a hopeful vision for the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Youn ancestors passed down the best of themselves--that is your legacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e*Kirkus I **Booklist I ***School Library Journal I ****Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchele Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is a director, performer and author committed to cultivating work with authentic representation on stage and off. She is currently making her Broadway directorial debut this 2024 season with \u003ci\u003eThe Notebook \u003c\/i\u003e(co-director along with Michael Greif) and the highly anticipated Broadway revival of \u003ci\u003eThe Wiz. \u003c\/i\u003eUpcoming: Director of Disney's revival of \u003ci\u003eAida\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHidden Figures. \u003c\/i\u003eSchele is a founding member of Black Theatre United, a co-chair on the Broadway Inspirational Voices board of directors, and serves on the board of trustees for Broadway Cares\/Equity Fights AIDS. She is the author of the critically acclaimed children's book \u003ci\u003eYour Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History\u003c\/i\u003e and the recipient of the 2022 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor, as well as \u003ci\u003eYour Legacy Begins\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTonya Engel\u003c\/b\u003e is a self-taught artist living in Houston, Texas. Folk artists of the deep South have influenced her work, as well as contemporary masters such as Marc Chagall, Frida Kahlo, Romare Bearden, and Gustav Klimt. Her bold style is figurative, textured, colorful, and ripe with symbolism. Engel made a spectacular debut in children's publishing with her illustrations in \u003ci\u003eRise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Bethany Hegedus and published by Lee \u0026amp; Low Books in 2019, and \u003ci\u003eMy Hair is Magic!\u003c\/i\u003e by M.L. 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