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Davis, Kenneth C.,

In the Shadow of Liberty : the Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives / - First edition. - xvii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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.



Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Finalist 2016

ISBN: 9781627793117 1627793119

LCCN: 2015035204

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Slaves--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Presidents--Relations with African Americans--History--Juvenile literature.
Slavery--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
Slaves.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Race relations--History--Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.
Biography.
History.
Juvenile works.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: E444 / .D36 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 920.0092/96073