How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped America
Clint Smith, adapted by Sonja Cherry-Paul
Adapted for young readers, this narrative travels to historical sites across the United States to examine slavery's enduring legacy. Beginning in New Orleans, it considers monuments and landmarks that confront the past as well as those that conceal it. The book also looks at places, holidays such as Juneteenth, and neighborhoods whose histories have been shaped by enslavement and the trade in enslaved people. Its account includes both southern locations and New York City.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 2 editions from 2 organizations.
