{"product_id":"three-leaves-three-roots","title":"Three Leaves Three Roots","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Haitian-born, Boston-based poet explores the personal and political stories of the Haitians who were part of Congo’s 1960s decolonization movement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween 1960 and 1975, thousands of Haitian professionals emigrated to Congo, a fellow Black francophone nation that emerged under the revolutionary new leadership of Patrice Lumumba. As Danielle Legros Georges writes in the introduction to this collection, these e´migre´s sought to “escape repression in Haiti, start new lives in Africa, and participate in a decolonizing Congo.” Among them were her parents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrounded in these personal and social histories, \u003ci\u003eThree Leaves, Three Roots \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of Legros Georges’s creative reconstructions of the Haiti-Congo experience. She interweaves her verses with excerpts from primary sources such as the interviews she conducted with the Congo e´migre´s and letters written by people both famous and obscure, including Lumumba, Fidel Castro, and members of Legros Georges’s family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result is a richly layered portrayal of an era of decolonization and rebuilding, a time that sparked with both promise and vulnerability for the Pan-Africanist and Black Power movements. This collection is an important work of Haitian American poetry and of Black history: it reminds us, artfully, that movements of solidarity among people of color have always existed and always will exist.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57195767300478,"sku":"NW9780807020487","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780807020487.jpg?v=1778598734","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/three-leaves-three-roots","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}