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The Black Family Who Built America: The McKissacks, Two Centuries of Daring Pioneers
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From historic churches to modern infrastructure like major airports, Lincoln Financial Field and The Barclays Center, discover the remarkable legacy of the Black construction family whose groundbreaking work helped build America.
A Scientific American Favorite Book of 2025
The riveting story of the McKissack family-the founders of the leading Black design and construction firm in the United States, from its beginnings in the mid-1800s to its thriving status today-in a moving celebration of resilience and innovation.
Captured in his native West Africa and enslaved on American shores by a North Carolina plantation owner, Moses McKissack I began to build his way to emancipation right from the start. Becoming an enslaved...
The riveting story of the McKissack family-the founders of the leading Black design and construction firm in the United States, from its beginnings in the mid-1800s to its thriving status today-in a moving celebration of resilience and innovation.
Captured in his native West Africa and enslaved on American shores by a North Carolina plantation owner, Moses McKissack I began to build his way to emancipation right from the start. Becoming an enslaved...
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