Reverend Velma Maia Thomas (born June 18, 1955) is an author and academic from the United States of America.
[3] Thomas's work focuses on African American history, specifically slavery and emancipation in context of the United States of America.
[4][5][6] From her work on the Black Holocaust Exhibit, Thomas published four interactive books on slavery and emancipation in the United States entitled: Thomas also co-authored Emancipation Proclamation: Forever Free with Kevin McGruder (2013)[7] and was a contributor to Leroy Barber's book Red, Brown, Yellow, Black, White?
[8] Thomas was selected as one of a hundred distinguished Americans to contribute to the book Lift Every Voice and Sing: A Celebration of the Negro National Anthem (2000)[9] She also contributed a chapter to Albert Cleage Jr. and the Black Madonna and Child (2016)[10] and provided the introduction to Finding A Place Called Home: A Guide to African-American Genealogy and Historical Identity (1999).
[13] We Shall Not Be Moved received the 2003 Outstanding Contribution to Publishing Citation Award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.