{"product_id":"hard-labor-the-first-african-americans-1619-9780689861499","title":"Hard Labor: The First African Americans, 1619","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eErased by Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e This is their story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aladdin Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780689861499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.33h x 4.67w x 0.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2003 pg. 1453\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2004 pg. 1076\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2004 pg. 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 484 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2004 pg. 484 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e75829 \/ Hard Labor: The First African Americans, 1619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick L. McKissack","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36640060276892,"sku":"9780689861499","price":5.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1eed7591-5b98-4954-a693-ad946aa7a1e4.jpg?v=1603851281","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hard-labor-the-first-african-americans-1619-9780689861499","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}