CELEBRATE THE CHANGE SWEEPING AMERICA
African American Expressions, Inc. Debuts Collectible Election Calendar, The Special 2009 Edition Keepsake "From Slavery to the White House"
(SACRAMENTO - November 30, 2008 - BlackNews.com) - The election of Senator Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States is not only historic, but culminates the long history of the African-American Civil Rights struggle. Now, all can learn more about the leaders and events that led up to and enabled Obama to rise to the highest office in the land with the "From Slavery To The White House: A Historical Journey" The Special 2009 Keepsake calendar available from African American Expressions, Inc., www.black-gifts.com. Every family will want to own their own collectible piece of American history.
The collectible not only captures the landmark moment of Obama's unprecedented win, but also provides an extraordinary journey through Civil Rights history. The must-have special edition keepsake calendar chronicles this journey by honouring influential African-American notables such as abolitionist Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and H.P. Cheatham as well as Thurgood Marshall and Barbara Jordan. Also featured in the calendar are history making events such as the March on Washington. These dramatic images and inspiring words celebrate the country's progressive spirit and America's "yes we can" attitude throughout the ages even through times of struggle.
President-elect Obama leads off the 16-month calendar as the subject of the month of January 2009. Each month of "From Slavery to the White House" includes a photograph as well as background information and inspirational words. "From Slavery to the White House" retails for only $14.95. The keepsake calendar encourages all to remember the many sacrifices made and challenge themselves daily for excellence.
"As the leading manufacturer of African-American greeting cards and gifts, we felt it was our duty to create a calendar to commemorate not only the historic event of the first African-American U.S. President but to also honour those in the Civil Rights struggle who helped this day come to pass," says African American Expressions president and founder Gregory Perkins. "This is not just African-American history - this is American history."
"We'd like our customers to experience the pride we felt in producing this calendar and share this experience for generations to come," says Ron Gilmore, sales manager for the Sacramento, Calif. - based company. "We expect this special edition 'From Slavery to the White House' calendar to become a valuable keepsake for all people."
Perkins founded African American Expressions in a small shop in Sacramento, California in 1991, and the company has grown to a multimillion-dollar institution that leads its industry. Today the company sells more than 2,500,000 cards annually and features over 250 original designs. Other inspirational gifts include calendars, journals, address books, magnets, magnetic notepads, bible covers and quality-handcrafted figurines.
As with all of their products, African American Expressions will also offer the "From Slavery to the White House" calendar to schools, churches, community groups and other organizations as a fundraising tool.
For more information and to order your collectible 2009 Edition Keepsake "From Slavery to the White House," please visit www.black-gifts.com or call 916.424.5000. For other inquiries please email rgilmore@black-gifts.com
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