Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Author
Series
Oprah's Book Club 2.0 volume 2021
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Black History Month 2023 Adults
Black Voices | Adults PEQ
JEF - Black Voices for Black History (Adult)
MCL - Oprah's Book Club
Black Voices | Adults PEQ
JEF - Black Voices for Black History (Adult)
MCL - Oprah's Book Club
Formats
Description
To come to terms with who she is and what she wants, Ailey, the daughter of an accomplished doctor and a strict schoolteacher, embarks on a journey through her family's past, helping her embrace her full heritage, which is the story of the Black experience in itself.
The great scholar, W. E. B. Du Bois, once wrote about what he called "Double Consciousness," a sensitivity that every African American possesses in order to survive. From an early age,...
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