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Author:

Davis, Kenneth C.

Title:

In the shadow of Liberty : the hidden history of slavery, four presidents, and five black lives / Kenneth C. Davis.

Edition:

First American edition.

Publisher:

Henry Holt and Company,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xvii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Slaves--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Presidents--History--History--Juvenile literature.
Slavery--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
Slaves.
African Americans--Biography.
Presidents--History.--History.
Slavery--United States--History.
United States--History--History--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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".

Summary:

"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.

ISBN:

1627793119 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
9781627793117 (hardcover : alkaline paper)

LCCN:

2015035204

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