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Freedom Braids
Gather the midnight strands,
tend the roots that gave you life,
weave hopes into pathways—
paths that lead you home.

Day after day, Nemy sows seeds, pulls weeds, and strips leaves in the sugarcane plantation where she is enslaved. But one night, she follows a woman called Big Mother to a hidden shack. There, she finds a group of women braiding each other's hair. But these are no ordinary braids. Hidden in each elaborate pattern is a secret—a message signaling their intent to flee and a map to guide them in their escape. Will the paths these courageous women weave bring Nemy to a new home where she can be free?

A picture book of love, liberation, and legacy inspired by the true story of enslaved African women in Colombia braiding maps to freedom.

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Freedom Braids
Gather the midnight strands,
tend the roots that gave you life,
weave hopes into pathways—
paths that lead you home.

Day after day, Nemy sows seeds, pulls weeds, and strips leaves in the sugarcane plantation where she is enslaved. But one night, she follows a woman called Big Mother to a hidden shack. There, she finds a group of women braiding each other's hair. But these are no ordinary braids. Hidden in each elaborate pattern is a secret—a message signaling their intent to flee and a map to guide them in their escape. Will the paths these courageous women weave bring Nemy to a new home where she can be free?

A picture book of love, liberation, and legacy inspired by the true story of enslaved African women in Colombia braiding maps to freedom.

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Freedom Braids

Freedom Braids

Freedom Braids

Freedom Braids

Overview

Gather the midnight strands,
tend the roots that gave you life,
weave hopes into pathways—
paths that lead you home.

Day after day, Nemy sows seeds, pulls weeds, and strips leaves in the sugarcane plantation where she is enslaved. But one night, she follows a woman called Big Mother to a hidden shack. There, she finds a group of women braiding each other's hair. But these are no ordinary braids. Hidden in each elaborate pattern is a secret—a message signaling their intent to flee and a map to guide them in their escape. Will the paths these courageous women weave bring Nemy to a new home where she can be free?

A picture book of love, liberation, and legacy inspired by the true story of enslaved African women in Colombia braiding maps to freedom.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781915244802
Publisher: Lantana Publishing
Publication date: 09/10/2024
Pages: 32
Product dimensions: 10.25(w) x 10.25(h) x (d)
Age Range: 7 - 8 Years

About the Author

Monique Duncan is an American author of Jamaican descent who aims to inspire and affirm children through her books. Her book When Mama Braids My Hair was nominated for the Ezra Jack Keats Award. She lives in New York City.

Oboh Moses is a black digital illustrator who has been passionate about art since he was seven years old. In 2021, his work was selected for the American Illustration 40th Anniversary Annual. He lives and works in Lagos, Nigeria.
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