Author: Joseph BaileyPublisher: WingSpan Press
ISBN: 1595943765
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Africans brought to the Americas as Slaves brilliantly perfected intricate survival skills far beyond that of any other people in the history of mankind. To approximate inklings of their Maafa ("immeasurable catastrophe") the 2000] word stories in this book are of two main types. One lays out hellish situations, circumstances, settings, and atmospheres present surrounding African American slavery from the perspective of both the Enslaved and the enslavers. The other characterizes aspects of who the Enslaved were coming into, during, and after slavery; their mindsets, expressions, and methods for enduring; their emotions concerning being enslaved and treated worse than animals; and their sensitivities related to what was said about them. This assortment contains benefits for: (1) readers to discover patterns surrounding slavery that explain the ways of people today and allows for preventive and corrective measures; (2) those curious to know more about their African American Ancestors; (3) Black American history researchers; (4) lovers of etymology and word stories; and (5) historically memorializing many of the now "Dead Language" words that surrounded slavery. This book provides a place for families to put their special sayings for purposes of passing them down to their future descendants.
