All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles

All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake

Tiya Miles

385 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history race emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Description

In a display case in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture sits a rough cotton bag, called Ashley’s Sack, embroidered with just a handful of words that evoke a sweeping family story of loss and of love, passed d...

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informative 92%
reflective 74%
emotional 59%
challenging 41%
sad 38%
inspiring 31%
dark 16%
hopeful 16%
tense 3%
adventurous 1%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 42%

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