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In the Shadow of Liberty : the Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives /

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2016]Edition: First editionDescription: xvii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781627793117
  • 1627793119
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 920.0092/96073 23
LOC classification:
  • E444 .D36 2016
Other classification:
  • JNF018010 | JNF025190
Contents:
Introduction: Out of the Shadows -- "The Loudest Yelps for Liberty" -- Stolen From Africa -- Timeline 1: 1492-1700 -- "My Multatto Man William" : The Story of Billy Lee -- Timeline 2: 1705-1776 -- "Absconded from the Household of the President" : The Story of Ona Judge -- Timeline 3: 1777-1800 -- Mr. Jefferson's People : The Story of Isaac Granger -- Timeline 4: 1817-1828 -- White House, Black Man : The Story of Paul Jennings -- Timeline 5: 1829-1838 -- "How Would You Like to Be a Slave?" : The Story of Alfred Jackson -- Timeline 6: 1839-1850 -- Afterword: "That All May Be Free."
Awards:
  • Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Finalist 2016
Scope and content: "An examination of American slavery through the true stories of five enslaved people who were considered the property of some of our best-known presidents"--
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Barcode
JNF JNF Chamberlin Free Public Library Juvenile Nonfiction J 306.362 DAV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000547731

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-276) and index.

Introduction: Out of the Shadows -- "The Loudest Yelps for Liberty" -- Stolen From Africa -- Timeline 1: 1492-1700 -- "My Multatto Man William" : The Story of Billy Lee -- Timeline 2: 1705-1776 -- "Absconded from the Household of the President" : The Story of Ona Judge -- Timeline 3: 1777-1800 -- Mr. Jefferson's People : The Story of Isaac Granger -- Timeline 4: 1817-1828 -- White House, Black Man : The Story of Paul Jennings -- Timeline 5: 1829-1838 -- "How Would You Like to Be a Slave?" : The Story of Alfred Jackson -- Timeline 6: 1839-1850 -- Afterword: "That All May Be Free."

"An examination of American slavery through the true stories of five enslaved people who were considered the property of some of our best-known presidents"--

Ages 10 to 14.

Accelerated Reader MG 8.2 8.0.

Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Finalist 2016

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