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In the shadow of Liberty : the hidden history of slavery, four presidents, and five black lives

Title
  1. In the shadow of Liberty : the hidden history of slavery, four presidents, and five black lives / Kenneth C. Davis.
Published by
  1. New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
Author
  1. Davis, Kenneth C.

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Description
  1. xvii, 286 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "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"--
  2. Did you know that many of Americas Founding Fatherswho fought for liberty and justice for allwere slave owners?
  3. 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 countrys great tragedythat a nation conceived in liberty was also born in shackles.
  4. These stories help us know the real people who were essential to the birth of this nation but traditionally have been left out of the history books. Their stories are trueand they should be heard.
Subject
  1. Enslaved persons > United States > Biography
  2. African Americans > Biography
  3. Presidents > Relations with African Americans > History
  4. Slavery > United States > History
  5. JUVENILE NONFICTION > People & Places > African American. > United States
  6. JUVENILE NONFICTION > United States > History > Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
  7. African Americans
  8. Presidents > Relations with African Americans
  9. Race relations
  10. Slavery
  11. Enslaved persons
  12. United States > Race relations > History
  13. United States
Genre/Form
  1. Biography.
  2. History.
  3. Juvenile works.
Contents
  1. 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."
Call number
  1. Sc E 17-922
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-276) and index.
Audience (note)
  1. Ages 10 to 14.
Author
  1. Davis, Kenneth C.
Title
  1. In the shadow of Liberty : the hidden history of slavery, four presidents, and five black lives / Kenneth C. Davis.
Publisher
  1. New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
Edition
  1. First edition.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Local note
  1. Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Audience
  1. Ages 10 to 14.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-276) and index.
LCCN
  1. 2015035204
ISBN
  1. 9781627793117 (hardcover)
  2. 1627793119 (hardcover)
Research call number
  1. Sc E 17-922
  2. JFE 17-789
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