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1619 Project, The: Born on the Water

Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson

Illustrator: Nikkolas Smith

Ages: 9+

Published: 2021

Publisher: Kokila/Penguin Random House

ISBN: 978-0-593-30735-9

Keywords: African Americans, History, Enslavement

When a young Black girl comes home upset over a school assignment, her grandmother teachs her 400 years of her history, beginning in 1619. Free verse, expressive illustrations.