Wk., 6, Book 6: Black History Month Box Book, Part II

i'm getting this book out late this week on account of my ongoing vow renewal ceremony, which the husband and i began on Sunday, Feb. 12th. so, this will be brief.

the second box book in the 2017 black history month series, titled "The Nadir," is 3 7/8" h x 4 1/4" w x 4 1/4"d. this book represents what many black historians refer to as the lowest point of the African American experience from approximately 1877 (after the reconstruction era) through the early 1900s--although that's arguable when we consider the last 17 years of the twenty-first century. the book is made of poster board, paper, leather, cowry shell, and bells. the bells are symbols of alarm and as well as reminders of what black people endured, experienced and embraced after enslavement. Those reminders are written around the outside covers of the book, including the Emancipation Proclamation; the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments; the rise of the KKK and other white supremacy organizations; lynchings; Jim Crow;  Plessy vs. Ferguson; Booker T. Washington; W. E. B. DuBois; Ida B. Wells; Madam C. J. Walker; the Great Migration; Marcus Garvey; race riots; and the 1919 Red Summer of Hate. When you lift the lid on this book, the text inside says it all.     

till next week, much love.