Nikkolas Smith (illus)
This review will take a while, I will come back and revise it as it is too deep to be written in one sitting.
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water is a striking story of uprootment, slavery and hope.
It's a story of pain, brutality and survival.
It's a story of the truth. It's a story of finding meaning in life...
Written by award winning journalist Nicole Hannah-Jones and Newberry honor awardee Renee Watson, and brilliantly illustrated by author-Hollywood film-illustrator Nikkolas Smith, The 1619 Project: Born on the Water sketches the uprootment of African-Americans and weaves together a tapestry of truth, of hope and of survival.
Poetically written with luminous illustrations that touch the core of one's heart, The 1619 Project: Born on the Water is poignant and haunting.
The story is seen through the eyes of a child, when a class assignment leads her grandma to recount the story of her ancestors, 400 years ago, when they set sail on the White Lion, enslaved by the Europeans.
Image source: www.amazon.com | Publisher: Kokila (an imprint of Penguin Random House L.L.C, NY)
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