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A scholar and storyteller of the African diaspora, Christine enjoys writing historical fiction and non-fiction for people of all ages.
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Christine Platt is a scholar of African and African-American history and culture. She holds a B.A. in Africana Studies from the University of South Florida, M.A. in African and African American Studies from The Ohio State University, and J.D. from Stetson University College of Law. As a storyteller of the African diaspora, Christine enjoys writing historical fiction and non-fiction for people of all ages.
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Christine Platt is a scholar of African and African-American history and culture. She holds a B.A. in Africana Studies from the University of South Florida, M.A. in African and African American Studies from The Ohio State University, and 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. ABDO Books recently published Christine’s highly anticipated children series, Ana & Andrew.
Christine is a member of the Association of Black Women Historians, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, and serves as an Ambassador for Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. She is also a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
Christine enjoys writing historical fiction and non-fiction for people of all ages. You can follow her on Instagram via @theafrominimalist, where she interacts with over fifteen thousand of her friends and fans on minimalism and, of course, books.