K I Knight

Broschiertes Buch

UNVEILED - The Twenty & Odd

Documenting the First Africans in England's America 1619-1625 and Beyond

Beschreibung

2019 PHILLIS WHEATLEY LITERARY AWARD WINNER - SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE US MIDDLE PASSAGE 2019 Florida Authors & Publishers President's Book Awards Winner - BEST NON-FICTION (Gold), BEST REFERENCE/RESEARCH - (Silver) 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards Winner - BEST REFERENCE (Silver) UNVEILED - The Twenty & Odd reveals the true story behind the landing of the first Africans in England's America, in 1619 and 1620, removing a 400-year-old political veil of corruption. For the first time, America will have a new understanding of who these first Africans were, from where they came, the struggles they faced, and the amazing achievements they made. Knight's countless hours of research comes alive as pieces of the puzzle are put back together taking the reader to the infancy of America where they will experience a story buried deep in turmoil and deceit with the many variable parts assembled long ago to hoodwink the councils and courts and allow a powerful earl to retain his head. Now, Unveiled - The Twenty & Odd sheds new light on the first Africans, finally allowing them to take their true place in history.

Autor

Kathryn Knight, who uses the pen name K I Knight, is an international award-winning Author, Genetic Genealogist, American Historian, Keynote Speaker, and Cemetery Preservationist. Over the last thirteen years, Knight has documented more than 20,000 hours researching the first recorded Africans to arrive in the English settlement of Virginia in 1619. Her passion is unrivaled and strongly evident in her published writings. Her literary work includes "Fate & Freedom," a five star - Gold medal historical trilogy detailing the lives of the 1619 Africans, as well as her nonfiction work, "Unveiled - The Twenty and Odd," for which she was awarded the Phillis Wheatley Literary Award by the Sons and Daughters of the US Middle Passage. Knight is a board member for several National Non-profit organizations and the member of the Florida numerous Genealogy, Historical and Literary Societies including the Afro American Historical and Genealogical Society, Florida State Genealogy Society, Virginia Genealogy Society, Virginia Historical Society, Florida Historical Society, American Historical Association, Genealogy Speakers Guild, Association of Professional Genealogists, the Alliance of Independent Authors, the National Association of Professional Women, and the Director of 1619 Genealogy. The mother of three adult children, Knight, lives in North Florida with her husband, Tom.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: First Freedom Publishing LLC
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 219g
• ISBN-13: 9781733807708
• ISBN-10: 1733807705
• Artikelnr.: 57922961