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Tony A. Watkins August 14, 1970 is an African American Writer.

FIRST WRITING First published: 2013 Watkins found slave shackled and his passion for writing African American stories of un-sung heroes capote the idea his first book Shackled again and it soared to 150 oral testimonies of the civil rights movement. He argue the fact are we still shackled? In his debut title, author Tony Watkins explores the deep and lasting stain left by the institution of slavery on our country by chronicling events and personalities from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement. He examines just how far America has moved forward in regards to race and equality in the age of Obama and Trayvon Martin, and how much further still we have to go. "Shackled Again?" is a collection of stories, historic documents, photos, important events and personal accounts of well-known and unsung heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. Through vivid detail, the book shows the pain of slavery and the ongoing struggle for racial equality. Yet, despite all the gains that have been made concerning race since the first African slaves were brought to the nation's shores in 1619, "Shackled Again" asks the question, "Are we still shackled?" Watkins' makes a compelling argument that in many ways the answer is "yes". The shackles are no longer the iron chains, mob violence, Jim Crow, or forms of legally sanctioned discrimination. Instead, the shackles have evolved over time into persistent crime, failing public educational systems, employment discrimination, broken families and generational poverty. An exciting read, "Shackled Again?" triumphs by challenging the reader to re-examine the past and offers real solutions to break the shackles that hold our communities captive. In 2014 Watkins, joined up the Rose wood committed and presented the last known survivor a part of his collections with the others from interviews from black wall street, Moses Newson whom covered the Murder of Emmitt Till, last known survivor of Black Wall Street, 80 of the freedom Riders, Dick Gregory and Ret. General Colin Powell was the 65th United States Secretary of the State. In 2014 Watkins was book "Shackled again" by United Nations to an Honor Students with many books "Shackled Again," was turned into a film project.

ARTICLES Slave shackles found on Alabama farm inspire book - al.com Shackled Again? From Slavery to Civil Rights a Journey … www.blackbelttreasures.com/store/p/362-Shackled-Again.aspx Historic black history may 2016 by Wetumpka Gazette - Issue Features — Black Tie Magazine - Montgomery https://www.blacktiemontgomery.com/blog Tony Watkins Shackled Again part 2 - YouTube Join Dr. Maxine Thompson on 8-18-14 with Tony Watkins Old slave shackles unearthed | South Florida Times www.sfltimes.com/news/old-slave-shackles-unearthed Unsung heroes featured in new book - The Selma Times ... https://www.selmatimesjournal.com/2015/03/16/unsung-heroes-featured-in-new-book