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Dr. Lorenzo Pace is the author of Jalani and the Lock, a story about his great-grandfather who was captured in Africa and brought to America to become a slave. The highly acclaimed childrens book was named One of the Best Childrens Books for 2001 by the Los Angeles Times , and is a recipient of the Skipping Stone Stone Honor Award. Jalani and the Lock was recently made into an animated musical and performed in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. I,