African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South
by Jaha Nailah Avery

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.Size: 6.10”W x 8.90”H

320 pages. Hardcover. Publisher: Levine Querido

Age range: 12-18 years.