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    being them
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    being them

    By Kimberly Henderson and Devin Monét Alexander

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    This is the story of that good 'ole, down home, southern fried church. You know, the one where everybody has a paper fan in hand with MLK's face on it. And maybe you're halfway falling asleep, waiting for the choir to put on an absolute show. Just before the preacher deliv

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKimberly Henderson
    Release dateDec 25, 2020
    ISBN9781952987205
    being them
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    Kimberly Henderson

    As a Black woman who descends from both an American Revolutionary War veteran and Africans enslaved in South Carolina, Kimberly Henderson is the embodiment of her ancestors' American dreams. Her genealogy research now informs her work. Learn more via @EmalineandThem and www.EmalineAndThem.com

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