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slavery

Books about slavery for readers of all ages.

Cover of African-Americans in the thirteen colonies

African-Americans in the thirteen colonies

Deborah Kent

Ages 9–14historyafrican-american heritage

Cover of Escape to freedom

Escape to freedom

Ossie Davis

Ages 10–18freedomslavery

Cover of My name is not Angelica

My name is not Angelica

Scott O’Dell

Ages 12–18freedomresistance

Cover of Freewater

Freewater

Amina Luqman-Dawson

Ages 10–14freedomslavery

Cover of Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters

Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters

Patricia McKissack, Fredrick McKissack

Ages 8–12historyslavery

Cover of The personal correspondence of Hannah Brown and Sarah Smith

The personal correspondence of Hannah Brown and Sarah Smith

Nancy LeSourd

Ages 10–15friendshipcourage

Cover of Silent thunder

Silent thunder

Ages 10–14freedomcourage

Cover of Most loved in all the world

Most loved in all the world

Tonya Hegamin

Ages 4–8mother-child bondlove

Cover of Hazel

Hazel

Julie Hearn

Ages 12–16family secretsslavery

Cover of Brave Music of a Distant Drum

Brave Music of a Distant Drum

Manu Herbstein

Ages 10–16resiliencefamily

Cover of The Child's Anti-Slavery Book (Containing a Few Words About American Slave Children and Stories of Slave-Life)

The Child's Anti-Slavery Book (Containing a Few Words About American Slave Children and Stories of Slave-Life)

Various, Matilda G Thompson, Julia Colman, Julia Colman

Ages 10–16slaveryfreedom

Cover of African slavery

African slavery

Stewart Ross

Ages 10–14slaveryfamily

Cover of Jip, His Story

Jip, His Story

Katherine Paterson

Ages 10–14identitybelonging

Cover of The Poison Place

The Poison Place

Mary E. Lyons

Ages 10–15slaveryhistory

Cover of Jefferson's sons

Jefferson's sons

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Ages 10–16slaveryfamily

Cover of As the crow flies

As the crow flies

Alice McFeely Meloy

Ages 10–15slaveryfreedom

Cover of Chains

Chains

Laurie Halse Anderson

Ages 12–18freedomslavery

Cover of Freedom's fruit

Freedom's fruit

William H. Hooks

Ages 8–12freedomslavery

Cover of Freedom's price

Freedom's price

Michaela MacColl

Ages 10–16freedomslavery

Cover of Who is Carrie?

Who is Carrie?

James Collier, Christopher Collier

Ages 10–14slaveryidentity

Cover of Greed, Seeds and Slavery

Greed, Seeds and Slavery

Stewart Ross

Ages 10–16historyslavery

Cover of Steal away home

Steal away home

Lois Ruby

Ages 10–14freedomcourage

Cover of Nettie's trip South

Nettie's trip South

Ann Warren Turner

Ages 9–12slaveryhistory

Cover of The last girls of Pompeii

The last girls of Pompeii

Kathryn Lasky

Ages 10–14historical eventsfamily relationships