Here's a story I didn't know at all! How Sequoyah made up a system of writing for his Cherokee people in the early 1800's. It's a fascinating story that James Rumford encourages further exploration into. Anna Sixkiller Huckaby provides the Cherokee translations on each page and a syllabary at the end. I love these fascinating parts of history that have such impact but are often overlooked or forgotten. More books like this, please!
Here is a brief biography of the abolitionist and suffragette, Sojourner Truth. These kinds of books are good starting points to delving more into the history and biography of such an incredible individual. Sojourner Truth is famously known for her speech "Ain't I a Woman" which is also depicted powerfully here. But the truth of that speech is much more interesting and complicated. Sojourner was born in New York State speaking Dutch and didn't speak with the southern vernacular that the speech is known for. Activist Frances Dana Barker Gage transcribed the speech years later and seems to have taken liberties with Sojourner's words. What is undisputed and what the Pickney's capture is that Truth was an incredible woman who worked tirelessly for women and Black rights and equality.
