To be a slave / A NEWBERY HONOR BOOK ; JULIUS LESTER

By:

Lester, Julius

Contributor(s):

Feelings, Tom [illustrator]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Scholastic, 1972Description: 160 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmISBN:

9780590424608

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

306.3620973

LOC classification:

E444.L47

Contents:

Summary: A Newbery Honor Book What was it like to be a slave? Listen to the words and learn about the lives of countless slaves and ex-slaves, telling about their forced journey from Africa to the United States, their work in the fields and houses of their owners, and their passion for freedom. You will never look at life the same way again. "The dehumanizing aspects of slavery are made abundantly clear, but a testament to the human spirit of those who endured or survived this experience is exalted."--Children's Literature

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A Newbery Honor Book What was it like to be a slave? Listen to the words and learn about the lives of countless slaves and ex-slaves, telling about their forced journey from Africa to the United States, their work in the fields and houses of their owners, and their passion for freedom. You will never look at life the same way again. "The dehumanizing aspects of slavery are made abundantly clear, but a testament to the human spirit of those who endured or survived this experience is exalted."--Children's Literature

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