February gets a lot of love (pun intended) for being the month of lace, doilies, and hearts, but the month should also be recognized for being something much more important and significant—Black History Month. The precursor to Black History Month was established in 1926 and was just one week in February dedicated to Black history. […]
Laurie Halse Anderson’s stunning Seeds of America Trilogy presents a searing portrait of a young country in upheaval during the American Revolution. It begins with the story of a young slave girl named Isabel in Chains, continues in Forge with the story of Curzon, a runaway slave who joins the army and survives a brutal winter at Valley Forge, and concludes […]