In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives
- ISBN-10
- 1627793119
- ISBN-13
- 9781627793117
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-09-20
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Kenneth C. Davis
Description
"An examination of American slavery through the true stories of five enslaved people who were considered the property of some of our best-known presidents"--
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