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Why Did These Great People Bend?
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A new classic in read aloud literature has been born!
'Why did these Great People Bend?' tells the history of African Americans from their beginnings in Mother Africa through President Obama's second inauguration. It is the story of a Great People who survived kidnapping, family separation, cultural suppression, exploitation and abuse of every kind. In 2008, they united and elected one of their own as leader of the land that once confined them.
'Why did these Great People Bend?' is the perfect gift to share at any time. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kwanza, Rev. King's birthday, Black History month, Juneteenth, rites of passage, or any occasion.
The wisdom of 'Why did these Great People Bend?' will be read, recited and retold for generations to come. Don't be left out.
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