Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-144)
Contents:
A country's creed -- A complicated legacy: Thomas Jefferson -- An American life: Sally Hemings -- Abolitionist or slaveholder?: Alexander Hamilton -- "What to the slave is the Fourth of July?": Frederick Douglass -- Flawed hero: George Washington -- Hard history: James Madison and the Constitution.
Summary:
Introducing a new nonfiction series for the next generation of activists, uncovering the hidden history of The United States through an anti-racist lens. The true story of the menand womensurrounding the founding of America. In the summer of 1776, when Thomas Jefferson arrived in Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence, declaring that all men are created equal,
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