In the shadow of Liberty
the hidden history of slavery, four presidents, and five black lives
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Publication
2016 - Henry Holt and Company, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
71,500 words, Guess
Page Count
286 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101627793119
- ISBN-139781627793117
- Library of Congress Control Number2015035204
- Better World Books9781627793117
- Open LibraryOL27213821M
Classifications
- DDC920.009296073
- LCCE444.D36 2016
Description
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.
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