When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy

This stunning cultural and personal reclamation of Black history and Black botanical mastery offers up lessons from the natural world shared through the stories of long-lived trees.

“[Melinda] Sewak's inspiring narration, combined with her storytelling prowess and dedication to historical accuracy, make this memoir triumphant. She is pitch-perfect, varying her tone and energy as she shifts between memoir, research, historical content, interviews, and poetry. Her rich tones provide a warm and...