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Uncover the lives of thirteen African-Americans who fought during the Revolutionary War.
Even as American Patriots fought for independence from British rule during the Revolutionary War, oppressive conditions remained in place for the thousands of enslaved and free African Americans living in this country. But African Americans took up their own fight for freedom by joining the British and American armies; preaching, speaking out, and writing about the evils of slavery; and establishing settlements in Nova Scotia and Africa. The thirteen stories featured in this collection spotlight charismatic individuals who answered the cry for freedom, focusing on the choices they made and how they changed America both then and now. These individuals include: Boston King, Agrippa Hull, James Armistead Lafayette, Phillis Wheatley, Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, Prince Hall, Mary Perth, Ona Judge, Sally Hemings, Paul Cuffe, John Kizell, Richard Allen, and Jarena Lee. Includes individual bibliographies and timelines, author note, and source notes.
About the Author
R. Gregory Christie has illustrated more than forty books for young people. He received a Caldecott honor for his illustrations for Freedom in Congo Square. He is a two-time Golden Kite recipient, a three-time recipient of The New York Times’ 10 best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year Award, a five-time recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award in Illustration, a winner of the Boston Globe’s Horn Book Award, and the NAACP Image Award. Mr. Christie Lives in Georgia.
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