Joel Christian Gill transforms our understanding of American history by highlighting the forgotten stories of the Black experience in the United States. His narrative and illustrations illuminate and celebrate the common experience of African Americans over-coming adversity in our society. Mr. Gill breathes life into a part of the American past that has literally been white washed out of existence. The nine stories in Strange Fruit Volume I and the eight stories in Strange Fruit Volume II are vital reads to understand the true American history. Mr. Gill is a genius with both the pen and a brush.