THE BLACK FAMILY WHO BUILT
AMERICA is written by Cheryl McKissack Daniel, the award-winning president and
CEO of McKissack
& McKissack. Her family’s company is America’s oldest
minority-owned construction firm and she shares the history of its development,
founding, and works throughout the twentieth century until today. However, unlike
Invisible Generals or The Warmth of Other Suns, THE
BLACK FAMILY WHO BUILT AMERICA is written in a
rather dense style, making it difficult to fully appreciate the many anecdotes
about “projects like the Morris Memorial Building, Capers C.M.E. Church, John
F. Kennedy International Airport, and Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field.”
Cheryl McKissack Daniel strives to be inspiring, noting, for example, “Without
any hesitation, I said, ‘McKissack will do it!’ That became my motto. If I
heard anything that needed to be done, I'd say, ‘we'll do it!’ It didn't matter
whether we had any idea how to do it or not. I had a talented staff; I knew we
could figure it out.” The multi-generation
legacy is quite remarkable and readers can further appreciate the design talent described by Cheryl's twin in this video hosted by CNBC:
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