In the Shadow of Liberty : the Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives /
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2016]Edition: First editionDescription: xvii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781627793117
- 1627793119
- Slaves -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Presidents -- Relations with African Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Slavery -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Slaves
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- Juvenile literature
- 920.0092/96073 23
- E444 .D36 2016
- JNF018010 | JNF025190
- Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Finalist 2016
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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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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