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A Newbery Honor Book

What was it like to be a slave?  Listen to the words and learn about the lives of countless slaves and ex-slaves, telling about their forced journey from Africa to the United States, their work in the fields and houses of their owners, and their passion for freedom.  You will never look at life the same way again.


The dehumanizing aspects of slavery are made abundantly clear, but a testament to the human spirit of those who endured or survived this experience is exalted.—Children's Literature

To be a Slave Puffin Modern Classics

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    A Paperback / softback by Julius Lester, Tom Feelings

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Puffin
      Published 18 December 2000
      ISBN-13 9780141310015
      978-0141310015
      ISBN-10 0141310014

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A Newbery Honor Book

      What was it like to be a slave?  Listen to the words and learn about the lives of countless slaves and ex-slaves, telling about their forced journey from Africa to the United States, their work in the fields and houses of their owners, and their passion for freedom.  You will never look at life the same way again.


      The dehumanizing aspects of slavery are made abundantly clear, but a testament to the human spirit of those who endured or survived this experience is exalted.—Children's Literature

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