Your humble blogger just got through historian and activist Blair Imani's latest book, Making our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream for Black History Month, and it's indeed worth to be on the shelves of every home in the country. Imani expertly weaves history and culture to present a necessary part of America's story. Taut and comprehensive, it's an accessible exploration of over 60 years of not just Black history, but American history. Rachelle Baker's illustrations are gallery worthy. Put together, it is a work that deserves to be spread far and wide. In fact, at her book signing I attended, Imani signed my copy to "share [the work] far and wide ", my hope is this does justice to her commission.
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