My Children's Minds Will Not Be the Devil's Workshop

<p>In 1952 three black children; Big Sister Jane Max and Pete set out on an extraordinary imaginary journey across America sparked by their mother's urgent warning: An idle mind is the devil's workshop. What began as a project became a profound exploration of the world beyond their Jim Crow-era Southern town.</p><p></p><p>Guided by maps a Sears Roebuck catalog and The Negro Motorist Green-Book the siblings imagined their way through states like Kentucky Oklahoma and Missouri. Encountering the horrors of lynchings sundown towns minstrel shows and the legacy of the Trail of Tears. In Springfield Missouri they stop at a statue marking where three innocent black men were burned by a mob. In Tulsa they learn about the massacre of over 300 black residents and the destruction of their thriving community. But alongside the terror they discover light: Native American stories multicultural families black communities offering food shelter and prayers. They learn that if you can imagine a dream you can claim its power if only in your mind.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>