{"product_id":"slavery-and-the-african-american-story-9780593480465","title":"Slavery and the African American Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eUntil now, you've only heard one side of the story: how slavery began, and how America split itself in two to end it. Here's the \u003ci\u003etrue\u003c\/i\u003e story of America from the African American perspective.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the moment Africans were first brought to the shores of the United States, they had a hand in shaping the country. Their labor created a strong economy, built our halls of government, and defined American society in profound ways. And though the Emancipation Proclamation wasn't signed until 300 years after the first Africans arrived, the fight for freedom started the moment they set foot on American soil. \u003cbr\u003eThis book contains the true narrative of the first 300 years of Africans in America: the struggles, the heroes, and the untold stories that are left out of textbooks. If you want to learn the truth about African American history in this country, start here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Patricia Williams Dockery is a writer, playwright, scholar-activist, and international commentator who is consulted for her expertise on diversity, equity, and inclusion; social justice; and Black women's intersectional experiences.\u003cbr\u003eShe has developed educational public programs for grades K--12 and general audiences at the Field Museum, the Museum of Science and Industry, and the College of Charleston Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture. She currently serves as associate vice president for academic affairs at Morgan State University.\u003cbr\u003eDr. Dockery is a Fulbright Scholar and earned a PhD in anthropology from University of Illinois Chicago. A transdisciplinary educator and artist, her play, Septima!, about the life and work of civil rights organizing mastermind and revolutionary educator Septima Poinsette Clark, debuted at Charleston's PURE Theatre. She and her husband share a beautiful blended family of seven children and a loving boxer-hound mix named Sadie Mae.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50600696250642,"sku":"9780593480465","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ab937d9c-88bb-4b3a-b3b2-04c2f0af2c50.jpg?v=1732215188","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/slavery-and-the-african-american-story-9780593480465","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}