I Am Because We Are: African Wisdom in Image and Proverb
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By Betty Press, Annetta Miller (Text by), Joanne Veal Gabbin (Foreword by), Christiana Chinwe Okechukwu (Introduction), Alison Nordström (Afterword)
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I Am Because We Are features 125 black-and-white photographs by Betty Press taken all over East and West Africa since 1987, combined with related African proverbs compiled by Annetta Miller, an American born in Tanzania.
The book highlights the importance of proverbs in educating members of African societies on how to think, how to behave, and how to have a better life. Press took these photographs with the goal of making a significant educational and artistic contribution to the appreciati...
The book highlights the importance of proverbs in educating members of African societies on how to think, how to behave, and how to have a better life. Press took these photographs with the goal of making a significant educational and artistic contribution to the appreciati...






















