Tom Feelings

Tom Feelings (1933–2003) was an American artist, cartoonist, children's book illustrator, author, teacher, and activist primarily known for works depicting African-American and African culture, such as To Be a Slave (1968), Jambo Means Hello (1974), and The Middle Passage (1995) Penguin Random House. He pioneered the comic strip Tommy Traveler in the World of Negro History (1958), became the first African-American to win a Caldecott Honor (1972 and 1975), and received the Coretta Scott King Award for The Middle Passage (1996) Illustration History.