$5 gift card: #8 - SandyK1967
Auto-entry for May: #10 - GerriW
It is the 1700s and the British have occupied the Gold Coast of Africa. James Collins, the British general, takes Effia the Beauty as his wife and brings her to live in the Cape Coast Castle with the rest of the British guard. Unbeknownst to Effia, her half-sister, Esi, has been captured and is being kept in the dungeons just below her feet. Thus begins a sweeping epic following the two half-sisters, and their descendants, through 300 years of history.
Esi is put on a ship and sold into slavery in America, where her descendants come to know only pain, hardship, and discrimination. From plantations in the south to freedom in Baltimore, back down to the coal mines of Alabama, and up to the jazz clubs in Harlem, Esi’s storyline lays bare the worst parts of America’s history.
Meanwhile, Effia remains in Africa and her descendants learn discrimination of another kind, as their lineage is entwined with that of the white man. Her lineage will see traditions and rituals, proud Asante warriors, and those who want nothing to do with the war and will defect and forever be cast out from their villages.
Ultimately, members of both families will come to understand one fundamental truth: our past, however distant, leaves an indelible mark on who we are and who we will become.
OPTION 1: TAKE THE BAD WITH THE GOOD
If you’ve been with me for a while, you’ll know that I am a huge proponent of scrapping both the good and the bad. In both Esi and Effia’s stories, there is plenty of bad, including a history of slavery on Esi’s side, and one of Effia’s descendants who is badly disfigured in a terrible accident as a baby. So, for this first option, scrap a not-so-happy moment. It can be an illness, a loss, or just a normal day where nothing went right. Just be sure to tell the story of the negative experience.
OPTION 2: FAMILY HEIRLOOMS
Esi and Effia’s mother provides them each with a black stone as a remembrance of her and these stones end up being passed down through the generations, surviving three centuries. For Option 2, make a page about an heirloom that is special to you or your family and be sure to tell the story of its history.
The Fine Print:
1. HAVE FUN MAKING YOUR PROJECT!
2. Entries open to new projects - paper, digital, & card making.
3. May be combined with one other challenge that allows it.
4. Due April 30th, at 11:59 PM.
5. One lucky winner, chosen at random, will receive a $5 ACOT gift card from me!
6. Up to 3 entries permitted per month.
7. If there are more than 15 unique entries (not including bonuses) during the month, a second name will be drawn and that person will get an automatic entry for the following month.
Participants:
1. mizz_kitty21
2. MaganL
3. lilkoala3
4. LoreenC
5. joannie (Automatic Entry from March win)
6. Donna_Coughlin
7. lilkoala3
8. SandyK1967
9. MaganL
10. GerriW
11. stinkerbelle
12. Deanna13
13. joannie
14. shoorn
15. Amy Jo
16. karen c.
17. Amy Jo
18. Karyn_Sue
19. JA_Mehess
20. Karyn_Sue
~~Sandy~~ 
My name is Susan and I love to scrapbook!
