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Davis, Kenneth C.

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

First American edition.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016.

304 pages

Ages 10 to 14.

"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.

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".

Slaves -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Presidents -- Relations with African Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Slavery -- History -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- Race relations -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Kirkus 2016/06/15

Booklist 2016/06

9781627793117 (hardcover : alkaline paper)

1627793119 (hardcover : alkaline paper)

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