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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.

xvii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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.

9781627793117 (hardcover : alkaline paper)

1627793119 (hardcover : alkaline paper)

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