Smithsonian Scholars Pick Their Favorite Books of 2021

“Smithsonian Scholars Pick Their Favorite Books of 2021” — All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake is recommended by Paul Gardullo, director, Center for Global Slavery, National Museum of African American History and Culture. He writes, “God bless Tiya Miles for giving us this beautiful, heartbreaking book about this simple object that a mother gave her daughter before they were to be sold away and a granddaughter who embroidered and made visible its enduring message of love. Miles finds it bottomless because it is filled with love across generations that cannot be quenched by slavery. The author puts her whole heart and soul all the way into it.” Smithsonian Magazine. Published November 24, 2021.