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Black Hands: Builders of Our Nation | Carole Boston Weatherford (Author) + R. Gregory Christie (Illustrated by) Carlos Velez Aguilera celebrations andCommemorate the innumerable ways the African American community has shaped the foundation of the United States in this stunning, poetic picture book from the Caldecott Honor winning team behind Freedom in Congo Square. Black hands molded clay, chiseled marble, rendered portraits, and painted vistas. Black hands penned literary testaments that have stood the test of time. Since the United States won independence in 1776, African Americans have