African Icons: Ten People who Shaped History
NEW Paperback Edition!
When American schoolchildren learn about Black History, they are typically taught American
stories rooted in the struggle over enslavement, inequity, and oppression. While these stories
are essential, they are only part of a rich history that spans across millennia and the vast
African continent. Now in paperback and complete with a gorgeous new cover, AFRICAN
ICONS: Ten People Who Shaped History by TraceyBaptiste skillfully transforms how Black history is presented by spotlighting the incredible achievements of ten awe-inspiring African innovators. Filled with stunning full-color portraits by artist Hillary Wilson along with maps, photographs, and other graphics, AFRICAN ICONS is “a lullaby to a continent,” Baptiste says. “It’s about the people whose histories have been left off the books or disregarded because they didn’t come from Europe, and about the land that changed under their feet.”
AFRICAN ICONS highlights trailblazers, visionaries, queens, and military strategists whose contributions to culture, politics, religion, and civilization continue to reverberate around the world.
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