Written by Dr. Kimberly Brown PellumDr. Kimberly Brown Pellum is the founder of TheHistoryConsultants.com and Assistant Professor of History at Florida A&M University. Her most recent book is Black Beauties: African American Pageant Queens in the Segregated South.Illustrated by Magali AttiogbéMagali Attiogbé was born in Atakpamé in Togo and moved to France at the age of three. In 2002, she obtained an illustration DMA at the Estienne school in Paris. Since then, she has worked on a variety of projects including posters, books and toys.

Written by Dr. Kimberly Brown PellumDr. Kimberly Brown Pellum is the founder of TheHistoryConsultants.com and Assistant Professor of History at Florida A&M University. Her most recent book is Black Beauties: African American Pageant Queens in the Segregated South.Illustrated by Magali AttiogbéMagali Attiogbé was born in Atakpamé in Togo and moved to France at the age of three. In 2002, she obtained an illustration DMA at the Estienne school in Paris. Since then, she has worked on a variety of projects including posters, books and toys.