Just in time for Black History Month and every other month, too! Baltimore-based, Black attorney Craig Thompson presents us with The ABCs of Black History.
In fact, Thompson hopes that The ABCs will introduce children of all races to important people, places, and events in Black history, while providing parents with the rich-color contrasts, illustrations, and rhyming patterns that they need for the proper development of their children..
So I combine vivid portraits with easy-to-remember lyrics from A to Z to motivate them to know their history.
The book isn\'t just for Black parents and their children.
But I also wanted to motivate them to know their history.
I wanted something that would be ideal for children of all ages, says Thompson.
He wanted cultural relevance, bright colors, and catchy rhymes.
Thompson wrote the book as a result of his fruitless search for children\'s books after the birth of his daughter.
The ABCs recognizes lesser-known individuals who made their mark in our society, like Garret Morgan, inventor of the traffic light, and Lee Elder, the first Black golfer invited to play in the Masters Tournament.
A short and catchy rhyme accompanies each color-rich illustration of the historic figure.
Washington, Fannie Lou Hamer, Malcolm X, and Oprah Winfrey.
The ABCs celebrates 26 notable greats, past and present, like Booker T.
Just in time for Black History Month and every other month, too! Baltimore-based, Black attorney Craig Thompson presents us with The ABCs of Black History
