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Those Who Saw the Sun
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Product Details
Author:
Jaha Nailah Avery
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
288
Publisher:
Levine Querido (January 7, 2025)
Language:
English
Audience:
Young adult
Age Range:
12 to 18
Grade Level:
7th Grade to 12th Grade
ISBN-13:
9781646144624
ISBN-10:
1646144627
Dimensions:
6.05" x 9"
File:
hbgusa-hbgusa_Chronicle_onix30_P9910484_04022026_Complete-20260402.xml
Folder:
hbgusa
List Price:
$12.99
Case Pack:
32
As low as:
$10.00
Publisher Identifier:
P-CHRONICLE
Discount Code:
A
Pub Discount:
65
Imprint:
Lantern Paperbacks
Weight:
14.72oz
Overview
A stunning collection of oral histories from Black elders who grew up in the Jim Crow South
The past is not past. We may think something ancient history, or something that doesn’t affect our present day, but we would be wrong.
Those Who Saw the Sun is a collection of oral histories told by Black people who grew up in the South during the time of Jim Crow. Jaha Nailah Avery is a lawyer, scholar, and reporter whose family has roots in North Carolina stretching back over 300 years. These interviews have been a personal passion project for years as she’s traveled across the South meeting with elders and hearing their stories.
One of the most important things a culture can do is preserve history, truthfully. In Those Who Saw the Sun we have the special experience of hearing this history as it was experienced by those who were really there. The opportunity to read their stories, their similarities and differences, where they agree and disagree, and where they overcame obstacles and found joy – feels truly like a gift.
P R A I S E
★ “Profound… Avery’s thoughtful questions and the answers they elicit engage well with the impressive minds, often put-upon bodies, and persisting souls of subjects and readers alike.”
—BCCB (starred)
★ “Powerful… Avery highlights essential perspectives on significant cultural moments and movements by centering the voices of those who lived them. With the intention of preserving varied Black experiences and the wisdom and knowledge they offer, the creator crafts a vital, nuanced depiction of a fraught period in American history via myriad perspectives.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred)
★ “These elders’ voices are a collective treasure.”
—Kirkus (starred)
“Compelling.”
—School Library Connection
“Chilling… bring[s] alive the realities of life under Jim Crow.”
—Booklist
★ “These elders’ voices are a collective treasure.” —Kirkus (starred)
“Compelling.” —School Library Connection
“Chilling… bring[s] alive the realities of life under Jim Crow.” —Booklist
The past is not past. We may think something ancient history, or something that doesn’t affect our present day, but we would be wrong.
Those Who Saw the Sun is a collection of oral histories told by Black people who grew up in the South during the time of Jim Crow. Jaha Nailah Avery is a lawyer, scholar, and reporter whose family has roots in North Carolina stretching back over 300 years. These interviews have been a personal passion project for years as she’s traveled across the South meeting with elders and hearing their stories.
One of the most important things a culture can do is preserve history, truthfully. In Those Who Saw the Sun we have the special experience of hearing this history as it was experienced by those who were really there. The opportunity to read their stories, their similarities and differences, where they agree and disagree, and where they overcame obstacles and found joy – feels truly like a gift.
P R A I S E
★ “Profound… Avery’s thoughtful questions and the answers they elicit engage well with the impressive minds, often put-upon bodies, and persisting souls of subjects and readers alike.”
—BCCB (starred)
★ “Powerful… Avery highlights essential perspectives on significant cultural moments and movements by centering the voices of those who lived them. With the intention of preserving varied Black experiences and the wisdom and knowledge they offer, the creator crafts a vital, nuanced depiction of a fraught period in American history via myriad perspectives.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred)
★ “These elders’ voices are a collective treasure.”
—Kirkus (starred)
“Compelling.”
—School Library Connection
“Chilling… bring[s] alive the realities of life under Jim Crow.”
—Booklist
★ “These elders’ voices are a collective treasure.” —Kirkus (starred)
“Compelling.” —School Library Connection
“Chilling… bring[s] alive the realities of life under Jim Crow.” —Booklist
