In the shadow of Liberty : the hidden history of slavery, four presidents, and five black lives / Kenneth C. Davis.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781627793117
- ISBN: 9781250144119
- ISBN: 9781338261158
- ISBN: 1338261150
- Physical Description: 286 pages : illustrations (black & white) ; 20 cm
- Edition: First American edition
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: Out of the Shadows -- "The Loudest Yelps for Liberty" -- Two Stolen From Africa -- Timeline 1: 1619-1700 -- "My Multatto Man William" : The Story of Billy Lee -- Timeline 2: 1702-1776 -- "Absconded from the Household of the President" : The Story of Ona Judge -- Timeline 3: 1777-1808 -- Master Jefferson's People : The Story of Isaac Granger -- Timeline 4: 1809-1820 -- White House, Black Man : The Story of Paul Jennings -- Timeline 5: 1821-1832 -- "How Would You Like to Be a Slave?" : The Story of Alfred Jackson -- Timeline 6: 1833-1850 -- Afterword: "That All May Be Free".
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 10 to 14.1110L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.2 8 185401.
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- Subject:
- Enslaved persons > United States > Biography.
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Presidents > Relations with African Americans > History > Juvenile literature.
Slavery > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
United States > Race relations > History > Juvenile literature. - Genre:
- Biographies.
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- 34 of 34 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 34 total copies.
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