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Item Information       Summary     More Content     More by this author     Davis, Kenneth C.     Subjects     Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     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.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Davis, Kenneth C.       by title:      In the shadow of lib...         MARC Display

In the shadow of liberty [electronic resource] : the hidden history of slavery, four presidents, and five black lives / Kenneth C. Davis. by Davis, Kenneth C. New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016. Subjects Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   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. Electronic Resource http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=50&titleID=2607005 This title is available online; click here to access Electronic Resource https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9a536ddb-be36-4ad2-987b-2069dab42cda&.epub-sample.overdrive.com ISBN:  9781627793124 (electronic bk.) 1627793127 (electronic bk.) 9781627793117 1627793119 Description:  1 online resource (xvii, 286 pages) : illustrations. Edition:  First edition. Contents:  Introduction: out of the shadows -- "The loudest yelps for liberty" -- Two stolen from Africa -- Timeline 1: 1619-1700 -- "My mulatto 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." Requests:  0 Summary:  Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were "owned" by four of our greatest presidents, this book helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America. From Billy Lee, valet to George Washington, to Alfred Jackson, faithful servant of Andrew Jackson, these dramatic narratives explore our country's great tragedy--that a nation "conceived in liberty" was also born in shackles. Audience:  Ages 10 to 14.   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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