Title:
Answering the cry for freedom : stories of African Americans and the American Revolution
Author:
Woelfle, Gretchen, author.
ISBN:
9781629793061
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Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
239 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Contents:
Boston King (ca. 1760-1802) -- Agrippa Hull (1759-1848) -- James Armistead Lafayette (ca. 1748-1830) -- Phillis Wheatley (ca. 1753-1784) -- Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman (ca. 1742-1829) -- Prince Hall (ca. 1735-1807) -- Mary Perth (ca. 1740-1813) -- Ona Judge (1773-1848) -- Sally Hemings (1773-1835) -- Paul Cuffe (1759-1817) -- John Kizell (ca. 1760-after 1830) -- Richard Allen (1760-1831) -- Jarena Lee (1783-after 1849).
Abstract:
This engaging book provides a chance for young readers to learn about the death-defying attempts of black Americans to gain the inalienable rights promised in the Declaration of Independence.
Step into the shoes of thirteen men and women of color, and discover how the American Revolution rattled the chains of slavery. Woelfle examines the death-defying attempts of black Americans to gain the inalienable rights promised in the Declaration of Independence. By doing so they expanded the boundaries of freedom beyond the Founding Fathers' intentions.
Reading Level:
Ages 9-12.
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