How the Word is Passed

Illustrated a pair of maps for How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith, and adapted for young readers by Sonja Cherry-Paul, showing key historical sites and monuments foundational to slavery in the U.S. and in Senegal. 

Beautifully written, illuminating and challenging, Clint Smith’s factual accounting of our history invites readers on a journey across America, and to Gorée Island, Senegal, through candid conversation with everyday people and through personal family stories. How the Word is Passed is a must read, a definitive introduction and examination of slavery for all ages.

Thanks so much Patrick Hulse and Little, Brown and Company for your excellent and encouraging art direction and for this special opportunity.