{"id":176,"date":"2026-05-23T22:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T22:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2026-05-23T23:36:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T23:36:40","slug":"phillis-wheatley-literary-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/phillis-wheatley-literary-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillis Wheatley Literary Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"176\" class=\"elementor elementor-176\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e848d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e848d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee0db2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ee0db2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a692c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a692c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccebcd2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccebcd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be720c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2be720c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis: 250px;\">\n<p>WINNER<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f9fe6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06f9fe6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c326fa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c326fa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>DESCRIPTION<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-wide\"} --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1a9c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf1a9c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab7cf33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab7cf33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8044052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8044052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brian-Kwoba-cover-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-195\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775e12b elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"775e12b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/uncpress.org\/book\/9781469675350\/hubert-harrison\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2280865 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2280865\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4dd91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b4dd91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p><strong><em>Hubert Harrison: Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Brian Kwoba<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The significance of Hubert Henry Harrison (1883\u20131927)\u2014as a journalist, activist, and educator\u2014lies in his innovation of radical solutions to radical injustices. He witnessed staggering luxury for the few alongside crushing poverty for the many. White mob violence continually haunted Black communities, while imperial conquest and world wars wrought wanton destruction upon entire nations of people. These conditions sparked a global political awakening to which Harrison gave voice as a leading figure in cutting-edge struggles for socialism, internationalism, free love, freethinking, and free speech. He did far more than cultivate the rich, dark soil in which the so-called \u201cHarlem Renaissance\u201d would take root. Harrison also played a pivotal role in the rise of Marcus Garvey and the emergence of the largest international organization of African people in modern history. Because of his fearless radicalism, however, he has been erased from popular memory.<br \/><br \/><em>Hubert Harrison<\/em>\u00a0presents a historical restoration of Harrison\u2019s numerous intellectual and political breakthroughs. Offering a fresh interpretation of his contributions to social movements for economic, racial, and sexual liberation, Brian Kwoba\u2019s richly textured narrative highlights the startling and continued relevance of Harrison\u2019s visionary thinking across generations.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-wide\"} --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a8f8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17a8f8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5793d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7d5793d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf17433 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf17433\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52335c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52335c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4287e18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4287e18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Michelle-Knight-cover-2-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-198\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Michelle-Knight-cover-2-2.jpg 595w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Michelle-Knight-cover-2-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Michelle-Knight-cover-2-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11cbc24 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"11cbc24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/02NV0XPH\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248431c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"248431c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d98ab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d98ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><em>Maya&#8217;s Exciting Day at the African American Inventors Museum<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"16px\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Michelle Knight<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"16px\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Maya\u2019s Exciting Day at the African American Inventors Museum bridges storytelling and history to illuminate the often-underrepresented achievements of African American inventors. Through vibrant illustrations and an imaginative narrative lens, the book fosters early historical awareness while affirming cultural identity and possibility. By presenting innovation as both heritage and inspiration, the story invites young readers to recognize their own potential within a legacy of brilliance. This work contributes meaningfully to children\u2019s literature by preserving history, promoting literacy, and celebrating African American excellence.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-wide\"} --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f2009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b3f2009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd7b3c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fd7b3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225b27b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"225b27b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e223c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3e223c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27cc568 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27cc568\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b1036b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b1036b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nancy-Loewn-cover-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-199\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e627b8c elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e627b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ppgjbooks.com\/product\/charlotte-ray-trailblazing-lawyer-paperback-\/203?cs=true&#038;cst=custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0c39f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc0c39f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4580522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4580522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p><strong><em>Charlotte Ray: Trailblazing Lawyer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Nancy Loewen<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>This is a non-fiction book for young readers that shares the story of Charlotte Ray, the first Black female lawyer in the United States. This inspiring book tells the remarkable story of Charlotte Ray\u2019s groundbreaking journey, from slavery, to helping out on the underground railroad, to her trailblazing legal career.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>At a time when women were often denied education, jobs, and the right to vote, Charlotte defied societal expectations and overcame countless obstacles to pursue her dream. Her courage and determination in the face of adversity not only broke barriers but also opened doors for future generations of women and people of color.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-wide\"} --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b3845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b9b3845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35054ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35054ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7c733 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2a7c733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b173a1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b173a1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22cb645 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22cb645\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aff579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2aff579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ronald-Angelo-Johnson-cover.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-189\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f536e9e elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f536e9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Entangled-Alliances-Racialized-Diplomacy-Revolution\/dp\/1501783718\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3ATBLU70Q3OLB&#038;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qQDZI4e1UefGJKOfI5xHsZ5x_PEQcInHARm4om0b2CCPphI9CzCMK5YD3NAhvVHwSAwLKzELjMGcrAs2yWZ7Xfy6oZD_swJUUav9B3_Hv3AuR1htaq27rOwMKzVP0d1oQ-K4ZPTX82VsZcDD5bdzRmJqJjL9AlqY9-H77vPBPRzwMUU4AgGlBj-gjWtVyX22I5J7HTN21uq6qol7kssRk6lKHh0h3w4kpb3bbA5D5Qg.RtB2NvEoXB7jZhVpBr5S9HI5CZErPILTlg5FaBsEegA&#038;dib_tag=se&#038;keywords=entangled+alliances&#038;qid=1774818775&#038;sprefix=entangled+alliances%2Caps%2C158&#038;sr=8-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf60b41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf60b41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497b610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"497b610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p><strong><em>Entangled Alliances: Radicalized Freedom and Atlantic Diplomacy During the American Revolution<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ronald Angelo Johnson<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Entangled Alliances is a reinterpretation of the American Revolution through analysis of diplomacy in the emerging United States during decades of hemispheric transformation. Ronald Angelo Johnson brings to light the fascinating story of American patriots and rebels from Saint-Domingue (later Haiti) allying against European tyranny. The American Revolution occurred between two of the greatest achievements in diplomacy of the eighteenth century: the peace treaties at Paris in 1763 and 1783. In Entangled Alliances, Johnson draws on original multilingual sources to offer readers fresh, lively stories in a timely study. While modern understandings of freedom are often linked to the US Declaration of Independence, Johnson argues that the desire of Black Atlantic inhabitants for liberty and their will to resist slavery predated the fateful standoff between minutemen and redcoats at Lexington and Concord. Entangled Alliances is a US history of the American Revolution, fusing the search for freedom by Black and white founders in the United States and Saint-Domingue into a coherent story of collective resistance during the most explosive twenty-year period of the eighteenth century.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-wide\"} --><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-wide\"} --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db28ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0db28ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c233d0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c233d0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ccc87b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2ccc87b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4aaba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f4aaba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c644f42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c644f42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-044151a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"044151a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Marlene-L-Daut-cover-1-687x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Marlene-L-Daut-cover-1-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Marlene-L-Daut-cover-1-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Marlene-L-Daut-cover-1-768x1144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Marlene-L-Daut-cover-1.jpg 1007w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9025bb4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9025bb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-first-and-last-king-of-haiti-the-rise-and-fall-of-henry-christophe-marlene-l-daut\/d8a55a4602b69cf0?ean=9780593316160&#038;next=t&#038;next=t&#038;affiliate=120418\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f48e993 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f48e993\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b79581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b79581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p><strong><em>The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Marlene L. Daut<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Slave, revolutionary, king, Henry Christophe was, in his time, popular and famous the world over. Born to an enslaved mother on the Caribbean island of Grenada, Christophe first fought to overthrow the British in North America, before helping his fellow enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue, as Haiti was then called, to end slavery. Yet in an incredible twist of fate, Christophe began fighting with Napoleon&#8217;s forces against the formerly enslaved men and women he had once fought alongside. Later, reuniting with those he had abandoned, he offered to lead them and made himself their king. But it all came to a sudden and tragic end when Christophe\u2014after nine years of his rule as King Henry I\u2014shot himself in the heart, some say with a silver bullet.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>But why did Christophe turn his back on Toussaint Louverture and the very revolution with which his name is so indelibly associated? How did it come to pass that Christophe found himself accused of participating in the plot to assassinate Haiti&#8217;s first ruler, Dessalines? And what caused Haiti to eventually split into two countries, one ruled by Christophe in the north and the other led by President P\u00e9tion in the south?<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Drawing from a trove of previously overlooked sources to paint a captivating history of his life and the awe-inspiring kingdom he built, Marlene L. Daut offers a fresh perspective on a figure long overshadowed by caricature and clich\u00e9. Peeling back the layers of myth and misconception reveals a man driven by both noble ideals and profound flaws, as unforgettable as he is enigmatic. More than just a biography, The First and Last King of Haiti is a masterful exploration of power, ambition, and the human spirit. From his pivotal role in the Haitian Revolution to his coronation as king and eventual demise, this book is testament to the enduring allure of those who dare to defy the odds and shape the course of nations.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The First and Last King of Haiti is a riveting story of not only geopolitical clashes on a grand scale but also of friendship and loyalty, treachery and betrayal, heroism and strife in an era of revolutionary upheaval.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-wide\"} --><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-wide\"} --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8f668 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a8f668\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a3534 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d7a3534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0e1d52 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0e1d52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7904149 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7904149\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-378f673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"378f673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jamie-Mustard-cover-1-686x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jamie-Mustard-cover-1-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jamie-Mustard-cover-1-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jamie-Mustard-cover-1-768x1146.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jamie-Mustard-cover-1-1029x1536.jpg 1029w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jamie-Mustard-cover-1-1372x2048.jpg 1372w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jamie-Mustard-cover-1.jpg 1399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5212b04 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5212b04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Child-Slavery-Poverty-Celebrity-Scientology\/dp\/163774708X\/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9331891 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9331891\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411b540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"411b540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p><strong><em>Child X<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Jamie Mustard<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Jamie Mustard was born into one of the most influential fringe movements in the 1970s: Scientology. Raised on a mythos of spaceships and made to believe that it was his life\u2019s purpose to help save the world, he was determined to survive\u2014not only unsurvivable neglect but also the impossible physical and psychological gauntlet of extreme poverty and illiteracy. Child X is a dark existential journey into a deepest hole of human existence and the road back.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The unbelievable story of a lost generation of children, Child X takes readers through Jamie\u2019s childhood and adolescence in \u201cthe movement,\u201d his daring escape, and his rise into self-possession. With wit and vulnerability, Jamie sheds light on one of the untold, but not uncommon, accounts of a powerful Black family that rose from the ashes of slavery to prominence and wealth, and how the counterculture of the 1960s and 70s caused that rise to crumble. This deeply personal true story gives a child\u2019s-eye view of one of the most notorious American religious movements in history. Despite his family\u2019s success, Jamie would be born a slave and then reborn an artist. Through extraordinary encounters with celebrity, icons and historical figures, it also powerfully places Black American history in the larger context of world events.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>A universal story of resilience in the face of overwhelming odds, Child X celebrates yet transcends race\u2014and is ultimately an uplifting impossible to believe story of rising out of adversity and building a life full of meaning and connection. With this book, Jamie continues working to restore his family\u2019s legacy and provides a salient saga of the road to humanity and self-possession.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-wide\"} --><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-wide\"} --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3600c3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3600c3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf844d0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bf844d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f3b5e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25f3b5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff4637a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff4637a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4bfa7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4bfa7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cheryl-McKissack-Daniel-cover-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cheryl-McKissack-Daniel-cover-1.jpg 663w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cheryl-McKissack-Daniel-cover-1-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c7ff76 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9c7ff76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Black-Family-Who-Built-America\/dp\/1668033992\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1FU091GT4IL0&#038;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Vaa-zYxj-S0cSW0MfLJ3AgNeEB-yIfXJ4-bSXp-IPWQ.SB-iNbc7Pb_ltz051v0SHyZLc32dYdBM0LK-aqUT2AI&#038;dib_tag=se&#038;keywords=cheryl+mckissack+daniel+the+black+family+who+built+america&#038;nsdOptOutParam=true&#038;qid=1779325806&#038;sprefix=Cheryl+McKissack+Daniel%2Caps%2C266&#038;sr=8-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f57b5df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f57b5df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e993c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e993c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p><strong><em>The Black Family Who Built America: The McKissacks, Two Centuries of Daring Pioneers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"spacing\":{\"padding\":{\"right\":\"0\",\"left\":\"0\",\"top\":\"0\",\"bottom\":\"0\"}}}} --><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;\">Cheryl McKissack Daniel<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>A\u00a0<em>Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0Favorite Book of 2025<\/strong><br \/><br \/><strong>The riveting story of the McKissack family\u2014the founders of the leading Black design and construction firm in the United States, from its beginnings in the mid-1800s to its thriving status today\u2014in a moving celebration of resilience and innovation.<\/strong><br \/><br \/>Captured in his native West Africa and enslaved on American shores by a North Carolina plantation owner, Moses McKissack I began to build his way to emancipation right from the start. Becoming an enslaved craftsman, he picked up the trade his family would become famous for in the earliest years of the 19th century, passing his learnings down to his children and seeing them off to freedom after the Civil War.<br \/><br \/>The family would settle in Tennessee, getting its bearings in the building trades despite rampant discrimination, establishing a foothold that now sees its latest generations working at the absolute peak of its industry.<br \/><br \/>The family\u2019s fingerprints have been left all across the United States, spanning from Reconstruction to contemporary times, through projects like the Morris Memorial Building, Capers C.M.E. Church, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and Philadelphia\u2019s Lincoln Financial Field.<br \/><br \/>Here, Cheryl McKissack Daniel, CEO and president of McKissack &amp; McKissack, reveals the full fascinating story of her family. So much more than an exploration of architectural achievements,\u00a0<em>The Black Family Who Built America\u00a0<\/em>is also a compelling illustration of how history rhymes and reverberates, and a celebration of the human spirit\u2019s ability to overcome adversity and drive change. From Moses\u2019s humble beginnings to Cheryl\u2019s current role as a trailblazer and champion of diversity, the family\u2019s journey underscores the importance of perseverance, innovation, and strategic vision in shaping a legacy that continues to inspire and impact the construction industry.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-wide\"} --><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><!-- wp:separator {\"className\":\"is-style-wide\"} --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf5db7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebf5db7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f8c9e elementor-widget-divider--view-line 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