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    In the shadow of Liberty : the hidden history of slavery, four presidents, and five black lives / Kenneth C. Davis.
    by Davis, Kenneth C.
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    Henry Holt and Company, c2016.
    Call #:973.0496 D262i
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  • Slaves -- United States -- Biography.
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  • Blacks -- Biography.
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  • Presidents -- Relations with African Americans -- History.
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  • Slavery -- United States -- History.
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  • United States -- Race relations -- History.
  • ISBN: 
    9781627793117 (hardback)
    1627793119 (hardback)
    Edition: 
    1st. Amer. ed.
    Description: 
    xvii, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
    Bibliography: 
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents: 
    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" : TheStory 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".
    Summary: 
    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.
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    Biographies.
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    Bedford Public LibraryYoung Adult Black Nonfiction973.0496 D262iYa BooksChecked outJul 20, 2024Add Copy to MyList
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