Tammy Gibson is an accomplished entreprene ur\, storyteller and travel historian. Her mission is to raise awareness\, impact youth and preserve pride in African American culture through her p ersonal journey. Tammy&rsquo\;s increasing interest in African American hi story has led her to travel extensively to explore Africa and several citi es throughout the United States to gather information about the hidden tre asures of African Americans that are erased from history books. Journaling the path of her ancestors\, Tammy has visited several national parks\, hi storical landmarks\, museums\, markers\, cemeteries\, slave plantations\, findings of the Underground Railroad\, sleeping in slave cabins to honor t he enslaved\, and meeting historical leaders of the Civil Rights Movement and descendants of the enslaved. \;Her ability to share valuable histo rical knowledge as a living historian through her presentations and replic as of artifacts is a reminder of the history of slavery in America\, and h er teachings of slavery have inspired the youth to learn and understand th e importance of African American history and the men\, women and children who were enslaved.
\n​Tammy earned her B.A. in African Americ an Studies from Chicago State University. Tammy is a contributing writer f or the Chicago Defender and her book "Honoring the Legacy: A Guide of Afri can-American Monuments and Statues was the winner of the 2021 Independent Author Network Book of the Year for Outstanding Non-Fiction Travel/Nature.
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