I love the way you put this piece together -- your choice of photos, their arrangement and how the narrative seems so cozily wrapped around them. The varied designs and colors of the chitenges are an especially inspired touch. Outside of textbooks, this is how I want to enjoy our history. It is powerful and factual, yet it has the elements and softness of a bedtime story; a nations founding folklore essentially.
I learned something too. I never for once stopped to think whether "Betty" was in a place of a longer formal name and also the probable reason why they named one of their children Kaweche. And I didn't realize Mama Betty was born in Chinsali too.
Been entertained by the prose and educated all at the same time.
Thank you for sharing these impressions. I’m afraid you’ve captured exactly the feeling these stories give me: sweet, yet full of strength. Like powerful fairy tales, but the best part is that it’s all true.
I think it’s the little details that reveal how intentional they were as people, and it’s with this intentionality that they sought to build a nation in service. il keep the prose coming :) If you don't mind.
I love the way you put this piece together -- your choice of photos, their arrangement and how the narrative seems so cozily wrapped around them. The varied designs and colors of the chitenges are an especially inspired touch. Outside of textbooks, this is how I want to enjoy our history. It is powerful and factual, yet it has the elements and softness of a bedtime story; a nations founding folklore essentially.
I learned something too. I never for once stopped to think whether "Betty" was in a place of a longer formal name and also the probable reason why they named one of their children Kaweche. And I didn't realize Mama Betty was born in Chinsali too.
Been entertained by the prose and educated all at the same time.
Thank you for sharing these impressions. I’m afraid you’ve captured exactly the feeling these stories give me: sweet, yet full of strength. Like powerful fairy tales, but the best part is that it’s all true.
I think it’s the little details that reveal how intentional they were as people, and it’s with this intentionality that they sought to build a nation in service. il keep the prose coming :) If you don't mind.