To be a slave

To be a slave

Julius Lester, 1939-2018

Book - 1998

A compilation, selected from various sources and arranged chronologically, of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century. Paired with historical commentary and powerful paintings, Julius Lester's book presents what it felt like to be a slave in America through the words of black men and women who lived it rather than filtering through the eyes of others.

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Subjects
Enslaved persons > United States > Quotations.
Enslaved persons > United States > Social conditions.
Enslaved persons > United States > Biography.
Enslaved persons
Enslaved persons > Social conditions
United States
Children's books.
book jackets.
quotations (texts)
collective biographies.
Biographies
Quotations
Quotations.
Biographies.
Genres
Children's books
book jackets
quotations (texts)
collective biographies
Biographies
Quotations
Published
New York : Dial Books ©1998.
Language
English
Main Author
Julius Lester, 1939-2018 (-)
Other Authors
Tom Feelings (illustrator)
Edition
30th anniversary edition
Physical Description
160 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Awards
Newbery Honor Book, 1969.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160).
ISBN
9780803723474
9781413129748
  • Thirty years of To Be a Slave
  • Author's Note
  • Prologue
  • To be a slave
  • The auction block
  • The plantation
  • Resistance to slavery 1
  • Resistance to slavery 2
  • Emancipation
  • After emancipation
  • Epilogue.
Review by Horn Book Review

Quotations--chiefly from narratives by ex-slaves--are embedded in a clear, forceful, and orderly discussion and running commentary on the history of African Americans. The black-and-white drawings embody the simple, somber dignity of the text. This thirtieth anniversary edition of the Newbery Honor book contains new author's and illustrator's notes, along with the author's note from the original edition. From HORN BOOK Spring 1999, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

(c) Copyright The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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