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\"Under<\/a>An 85-year-old grandmother makes a special birthday trip from the U.S. to Tanzania where three generations celebrate with a surprise safari through Serengeti National Park<\/a>. The story is special enough … but this one is far more layered …<\/p>\n

Grandmother Bibi is Rachel Robinson, the widow of the legendary Jackie Robinson<\/a> who broke the race barrier in 1947 to become the first African American to play Major League Baseball. The author (and co-traveler) is daughter Sharon Robinson<\/a>\u00a0and the family’s birthday adventure is hosted by her brother, David Robinson, who “… in 1984, gave up all that was familiar to him\u00a0\u2013 and started a new life in East Africa.”<\/p>\n

Artist AG Ford<\/a>\u00a0captures all the important moments with brilliant hues and rich vibrancy, from Bibi and Sharon’s arrival in Dar Es Salaam, to their few days in David’s home “exchanging gifts, telling stories, and filling in the gaps from their years apart,” to the unforgettable safari which ends on a historical beach on the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n

The final day of Bibi’s birthday trip takes the family to Bagamoyo, which “‘… was once home to a slave-trading post,'” David explains. “‘People were captured and brought here with their legs chained together to keep them from running away. ‘Bagamoyo’ comes from a Swahili phrase that means ‘to let go of one’s heart.””<\/p>\n

The somber moment becomes both a historical lesson as well as a celebration of the deep bonds of family: “‘Your great-great-grandparents were captured on the west coast of Africa and shipped to America, to the state of Georgia,'” David tells his children.\u00a0As an adult, David made the voyage back: “‘I wanted to return to my ancestral past. And I made my home here with you.'” In the detailed “Author’s Note,” at book’s end, Sharon further explicates: “As the founder of a coffeegrowers’ cooperative, David has committed his life to partnering with the people of this region to fight poverty and foster economic development.”<\/p>\n

While continents and time zones might separate families all over the world,\u00a0heroes like Jackie Robinson and his descendents who continue a legacy of social activism, ensure today’s”‘freedom to travel back and forth.'” And, as Bibi reminds us all, “‘We may be separated by land and sea, but we are always under the same sun.'”<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Children<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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