YourLegacyisaproud,empoweringpicturebookintroductiontoAfricanAmericanhistorythatcelebratesandhonorsenslavedancestorsfromauthorScheleWilliamsandillustratorTonyaEngel.YourstorybeginsinAfrica.YourAfricanancestorsdefiedtheoddsandsurvived400yearsofslaveryinAmericaandpasseddownanextraordinarylegacytoyou.BeginninginAfricabefore1619,YourLegacypresentsanunprecedentedlyaccessible,empowering,andproudintroductiontoAfricanAmericanhistoryforchildren.Whileyourancestors’freedomwastakenfromthem,theirspiritwasnot;thisbookcelebratestheiraccomplishments,acknowledgestheirsacrifices,anddefineshowtheyareremembered--andhowtheirstoriesshouldbetaught.“WearegratefultoScheleandherdedicationtomakingourbeautifulhistoryaccessibletoourchildren!YourLegacyisaneducationalandcelebratorypiecewe’veenjoyedsharingwithourfamily.Weareextremelyexcitedforthisstorytobesharedwithotherfamiliesaswecontinuetocelebrateourrichhistoryinthisworld.“--NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorsDwyaneWadeandGabrielleUnionWade