286 pages
English language
Published 2016 by Henry Holt and Company.
In the shadow of Liberty
the hidden history of slavery, four presidents, and five black lives
Kenneth C. Davis: In the shadow of Liberty (2016, Henry Holt and Company)
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- 978-1-62779-311-7
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Here are the stories of five enslaved people who witnessed the birth of America: Billy Lee, valet to George Washington; Ona Judge, who escaped from Martha Washington; Isaac Granger, servant of Thomas Jefferson; Paul Jennings, who witnessed the War of 1812 in James Madison's White House; and Alfred Jackson, "owned" by Andrew Jackson. These true stories explore our country's great, tragic contradiction--that a nation "conceived in liberty" was also born in shackles.
Subjects
- Race relations
- Presidents
- Slavery
- Relations with African Americans
- Slaves
- African Americans
- Juvenile literature
- History
Places
- United States