{"product_id":"eatonville","title":"Eatonville \/\/ A Story of America’s First Black Town (Pre-order, May 11 2027)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEatonville\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning picture book adaptation of a chapter from Zora Neale Hurston’s autobiography, \u003ci\u003eDust Tracks on a Road\u003c\/i\u003e, by the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and National Book Award winning author, Ibram X. Kendi. With remarkable illustrations by Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe Award-winner, Briana Mukodiri Uchendu, this is the story of how Hurston's home became one of America's first Black towns.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1887, the first Black incorporated town in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eU.S.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Eatonville, was born.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZora Neale Hurston’s 1942 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eautobiography \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eopens \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto this time and place, the material that made her. A small area in Maitland, Florida was built by the hands of free Black people who settled there in 1880. The migrants cleared land, built homes, and laid the railroad system. All there was left to do was to establish the town as their own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy what Zora calls \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ehitting a straight lick with a crooked stick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—by changing the course of history for Black land ownership—the tenacious townspeople of Eatonville created the home that cultivated the brilliant and beautiful mind of young Zora.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKendi’s \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003elyrical and illuminating adaptation introduces young readers to the history of Black resilience, sovereignty, and autonomy. Accompanied by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eUchendu’s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e deeply resonant and warm illustrations, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEatonville\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e sure to be \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003echerished \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eforever\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBe sure to check out other books by Zora Neale Hurston and Ibram X. Kendi for kids!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagnolia Flower\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Making of Butterflies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarracoon Adapted for Young Readers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Power of Our\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZora Neale Hurston\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote four novels (\u003cem\u003eJonah’s Gourd Vine; Their Eyes Were Watching God; Moses, Man of the Mountains; and Seraph on the Suwanee\u003c\/em\u003e) and was still working on her fifth novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Life of Herod the Great\u003c\/em\u003e, when she died; three books of folklore (\u003cem\u003eMules and Men\u003c\/em\u003e and the posthumously published \u003cem\u003eGo Gator and Muddy the Water \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eEvery Tongue Got to Confess\u003c\/em\u003e); a work of anthropological research (\u003cem\u003eTell My Horse\u003c\/em\u003e); an autobiography \u003cem\u003e(Dust Tracks on a Road\u003c\/em\u003e); an international bestselling ethnographic work (\u003cem\u003eBarracoon\u003c\/em\u003e); and over fifty short stories, essays, and plays. She was born in Notasulga, Alabama, grew up in Eatonville, Florida, and lived her last years in Fort Pierce, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIbram X. Kendi \u003c\/strong\u003eis a National Book Award–winning and #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author. His books include \u003cem\u003eAntiracist Baby; Goodnight Racism; How to Be an Antiracist; \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eHow to Raise an Antiracist.\u003c\/em\u003e Kendi was the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the Director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research for five years, before leaving to become Director of the Howard University Institute for Advanced Study in 2025. In 2020, \u003cem\u003eTime \u003c\/em\u003emagazine named Kendi one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was also awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBriana Mukodiri Uchendu\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe Award–winning illustrator, a visual development artist, and a first-generation Nigerian American. Her work is inspired by her interests in folklore, film, and animation and her passion to highlight voices that usually go unheard. Briana is a graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design, where she majored in illustration. She is the illustrator of \u003cem\u003eThe Talk, \u003c\/em\u003ea Coretta Scott King author honor book; \u003cem\u003eWe Could Fly,\u003c\/em\u003e written by Rhiannon Giddens; and \u003cem\u003eSoul Step,\u003c\/em\u003e written by Jewel Parker Rhodes. She currently lives in her hometown of Houston, Texas. You can connect with her at mukoart.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Amistad Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: May 11, 2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 40\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9780063098381\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e11.3 in H | 11.3 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.9 lb Wt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction \/ Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Literary\u003cbr\u003eJuvenile Nonfiction \/ Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Women\u003cbr\u003eJuvenile Nonfiction \/ African American \u0026amp; Black\u003cbr\u003eJuvenile Nonfiction \/ Social Science \/ Politics \u0026amp; Government\u003cbr\u003eJuvenile Nonfiction \/ History \/ United States \/ 19Th Century\u003cbr\u003eJuvenile Nonfiction \/ Places \/ United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Zora Neale Hurston","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-order, May 11 2027) Hardcover","offer_id":68542065049835,"sku":"9780063098381","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9780063098381.avif?v=1794704369","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/eatonville","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}