African-American Wisdom: A Book of Quotations and Proverbs

✍ Scribed by Quinn Eli

Publisher: Running Press
Tongue: English
Leaves: 136
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

The contributors in this beautifully illustrated collection share truths, struggles, knowledge, and joy as they speak candidly on issues of African-American family, community, and worship. Includes thoughts by Maya Angelou, Nelson Mandela, Alvin Ailey, Frederick Douglass, Bobby Seale, Denzel Washington, Oprah Winfrey, and Jackie Joyner Kersee.

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