The Phillis Wheatley Book Awards are given to books published within the last 5 years that cover the topic of American Slavery. The awards are sponsored by the Sons & Daughters of the United States Middle Passage, \u201ca lineage society dedicated to the memory of our freed and enslaved ancestors and to the education and historic preservation of the artifacts and landmarks of slavery in the United States of America and its economic, psychological, and cultural impact on today\u2019s society.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two of the 5 books honored with a 2019 Phillis Wheatley Award were published by the Shortwood Press, which is the publishing house of Jean Cooper, our very own editor of the Central Virginia Heritage<\/em>! The books are Tracing Their Steps<\/em>, by Bernice A. Bennett, and Freedmen of the Frontier, vol. 1<\/em>, by Angela Walton-Raji.<\/p>\n Congratulations, Jean!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Phillis Wheatley Book Awards are given to books published within the last 5 years that cover the topic of American Slavery. The awards are sponsored by the Sons & Daughters of the United States Middle Passage, \u201ca lineage society … Continue reading