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To Be a Slave
To Be a Slave
Author: Julius Lester
To be a slave. To be owned by another person, as a car, house, or a table is owned. To live as a piece of property that could be sold... — This book is about how it felt. The words of black men and women who had themselves been slaves are here, accompanied by Julius Lester's historical commentary and Tom Feelings's powerful and muted paintings, <...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780590424608
ISBN-10: 0590424602
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: 160
Reading Level: Young Adult
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Publisher: Scholastic
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Writings and interviews with slaves give a true feeling of how it felt to be property to be bought and sold.
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This book is about how it felt. The words of black men and women who had themselves been slaves are here, accompanied by Julius Lester's historical commentary and Tom Feelings's powerful and muted paintings, To Be a Slave has been a touchstone in children's literature for over thirty years.

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True stories about slavery from the words of the slaves themselves.
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Words directly from former slaves mouths. Very touching. Not for children under 6th grade.


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