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C.P. Patrick

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Christine A. Platt is a historian and storyteller of the African diaspora. She holds a B.A. in Africana Studies from the University of South Florida, M.A. in African Studies from The Ohio State University and received her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law.

Her debut novel, The Truth About Awiti, was published under the penname CP Patrick and won the 2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards Gold Medal for Multicultural Fiction. The Truth About Awiti is currently used in high schools, colleges and universities to teach the history of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Christine’s highly anticipated children series, Ana & Andrew, will be published in January 2019 (ABDO Books/Calico Kids).

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C.P. Patrick While researching WWI and WWII I came across a photograph of an African soldier - in one of the European armies. I started to do a little digging and …moreWhile researching WWI and WWII I came across a photograph of an African soldier - in one of the European armies. I started to do a little digging and I realized I had to tell his amazing story. Stay tuned! :-)(less)
C.P. Patrick I've learned that you cannot force writing. It only ends up frustrating you. Whenever I face writer's block I generally step away from the project - i…moreI've learned that you cannot force writing. It only ends up frustrating you. Whenever I face writer's block I generally step away from the project - it could be for an hour or a day or two! Chocolate also helps with writer's block. :-)(less)
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“I have always enjoyed storytelling, especially narratives told through the voices of the African diaspora. Their influences are so diverse, so vast. I love incorporating elements of fiction and fantasy into their realities.”
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“There are many repercussions directly linked to the trans–Atlantic slave trade, including the destruction of sacred land boundaries and familial ties, as well as the systemic racism people of the African diaspora presently experience throughout the world.”
C.P. Patrick, The Truth About Awiti

“It’s supposed to be a trial. But no such thing as a trial if you got one drop of Negro blood in you. Having that one drop means you don’t have a voice. It means yes, you live and walk and breathe like a man, but you not a man. You not equal to men who don’t have that one drop. You tainted by that drop of Negro blood. Dirty. And tainted, dirty men don’t get a fair trial.”
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“There was a time you when you were not a slave, remember that. You walked alone, full of laughter, you bathed bare-bellied. You say you have lost all recollection of it, remember... You say there are no words to describe this time, you say it does not exist. But remember. Make an effort to remember. Or, failing that, invent.”
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