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To be a slave Cover Image Book

To be a slave / Julius Lester ; paintings by Tom Feelings.

Lester, Julius, 1939-2018 (Author).

Summary:

A compilation, selected from various sources and arranged chronologically, of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century. Paired with historical commentary and powerful paintings, Julius Lester's book presents what it felt like to be a slave in America through the words of black men and women who lived it rather than filtering through the eyes of others.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0803723474
  • ISBN: 9780141310015
  • ISBN: 9780803723474
  • Physical Description: 160 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: 30th anniversary edition
  • Publisher: New York : Dial Books, [1998]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160).
Target Audience Note:
1040L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.9 5 7123.
Awards Note:
Newbery Honor Book, 1969.

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Enslaved persons > United States > Biography.
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Genre:
Biographies.
Quotations.

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