Hard Labor: The First African Americans, 1619
Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick L. McKissack$5.94
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Erased by Time
In 1619 twenty Africans stepped foot on American soil. They came not as slaves, but as indentured servants. They knew if they could hold on and finish out their sentences, they would be free. They came with dreams of the future and a vision of life as good as any other person's, black or white.
Who were these people? How did they get here? What happened to them? Much of the information about them -- even their names -- has been lost. Stories about them are incomplete, and facts are blurred by centuries of neglect. But their stories are worth knowing and keeping and sharing, for they are a part of the American saga.
This is their story.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Published: 01/01/2004
ISBN: 9780689861499
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 8.33h x 4.67w x 0.22d
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 12/15/2003 pg. 1453
Booklist 02/15/2004 pg. 1076
School Library Journal 03/01/2004 pg. 239
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 484 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 484 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 75829 / Hard Labor: The First African Americans, 1619
Reading Level: 6.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1
In 1619 twenty Africans stepped foot on American soil. They came not as slaves, but as indentured servants. They knew if they could hold on and finish out their sentences, they would be free. They came with dreams of the future and a vision of life as good as any other person's, black or white.
Who were these people? How did they get here? What happened to them? Much of the information about them -- even their names -- has been lost. Stories about them are incomplete, and facts are blurred by centuries of neglect. But their stories are worth knowing and keeping and sharing, for they are a part of the American saga.
This is their story.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Published: 01/01/2004
ISBN: 9780689861499
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 8.33h x 4.67w x 0.22d
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 12/15/2003 pg. 1453
Booklist 02/15/2004 pg. 1076
School Library Journal 03/01/2004 pg. 239
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 484 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 484 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 75829 / Hard Labor: The First African Americans, 1619
Reading Level: 6.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1