The 1619 Project: Born on the Water Maria Birmingham * Gift giving for birthday

* Gift giving for birthday

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The 1619 Project: Born on the Water Maria Birmingham * Gift giving for birthdayThe 1619 Projects lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Nikole Hannah Jones and Newbery honor winning author Rene Watson. A young student receives a family tree assignment in school, but she can only trace back three generations. Grandma gathers the whole family, and the student learns that 400 years ago,