African-Americans in the Thirteen Colonies (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by Deborah Kent
Cornerstones of Freedom: First Series (1996), Cornerstones of Freedom (1996)
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Presents a brief history of Afro-Americans and of slavery in seventeenth and eighteenth century America.Tags
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My 8yo history lover read this for his history lesson on slavery in Colonial America. He really enjoyed it, and seemed to learn a lot from it. I like that it presents a realistic view of slavery (no sugar-coating) in an age-appropriate manner.
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Deborah Kent grew up in Little Falls, New Jersey, where she was the first blind student to attend the public school. She has written more than twenty novels and numerous nonfiction books for children and teens. She enjoyed interviewing the deaf students who are featured in this series. Ms. Kent lives in Chicago with her husband. They have one show more daughter. show less
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Common Knowledge
- Important places
- Colonial America
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 973.0496073 — History & geography History of North America United States United States Ethnic And National Groups Other Groups African Americans African Americans
- LCC
- E446 .K37 — History of the United States United States Revolution to the Civil War, 1775/1783-1861 Slavery in the United States. Antislavery
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper
- ISBNs
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