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Let my people go : Bible stories told by a freeman of color to his daughter Charlotte, in Charleston, South Carolina, 1806-16  Cover Image Book Book

Let my people go : Bible stories told by a freeman of color to his daughter Charlotte, in Charleston, South Carolina, 1806-16 / by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack ; illustrated by James E. Ransome.

McKissack, Pat, 1944- (Author). McKissack, Fredrick. (Added Author). Ransome, James. (Added Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0689808569 :
  • Physical Description: vii, 134 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1998.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"An Anne Schwartz book."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-134).
Summary, etc.:
The daughter of a free Black man who worked as a blacksmith in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 1800s recalls the stories from the Bible that her father shared with her, relating them to the experiences of African Americans.
Subject: African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Afro-Americans > Fiction.
Slavery > Fiction.
Fathers and daughters > Fiction.
Bible stories > O.T.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at GRPL.

Holds

0 current holds with 3 total copies.

Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Main jFiction McKissack : 2/99 (Text) 31307011191550 Storage Available -
Main jFiction McKissack : 2/99 (Text) 31307011191584 Storage Available -
Seymour jFiction McKissack (Text) 31307011369396 Children's Fiction Available -

Summary: The daughter of a free Black man who worked as a blacksmith in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 1800s recalls the stories from the Bible that her father shared with her, relating them to the experiences of African Americans.

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