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Author McKissack, Pat, 1944-2017

Title Hard labor : the first African Americans, 1619 / by Patricia C. McKissack & Frederick L. McKissack, Jr. ; illustrated by Joseph Daniel Fiedler.

Publication Info. New York : Aladdin, 2004.

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Nonfiction  J 326 MCK    Missing
 Portland Public Library - Children's Department  J 973.2 MCK    Check Shelf
Edition First Aladdin Library edition.
Description xi, 68 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Series Milestone books
Milestone books.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 68).
Summary In 1619, twenty Africans stepped foot on American soil. They came not as slaves, but as indentured servants knowing that 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 and stories about them are incomplete, even their names have been lost. But their stories are worth knowing and keeping and sharing, for they are a part of the American saga. This is their story.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.8 1.0 75829.
Subject African Americans -- History -- 17th century -- Juvenile literature.
Indentured servants -- United States -- History -- 17th century -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile literature.
Africans -- America -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Added Author McKissack, Fredrick, Jr.
Fiedler, Joseph Daniel.
ISBN 0689861508
0689861494 paperback
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