If My Hair Had a Voice Binding:Hardcover brilliantly illuminates the horror and

brilliantly illuminates the horror and injustices of slavery as it tells the true story of one of the last-known survivors of the Atlantic slave trade--abducted from Africa on the last "Black Cargo" ship to arrive in the United States

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gender and sexuality continue to inform the way she moves through the world today: how she loves

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If My Hair Had a Voice Binding:Hardcover brilliantly illuminates the horror and"If your hair had a voice, it would sing of diversity and identity. It would tell you stories of our history." An ode to loving your hair and your culture, If My Hair Had a Voice follows a young Black girl as she grows from being disappointed in her natural hair to developing an amazed appreciation for the long history of Black hair. From blossoming floral motifs in celebration of spring to intricate braided codes for spreading revolutionary messages,