Let My People Go : Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Color

by Patricia C. McKissack

Other authorsJames E. Ransome (Illustrator), Fredrick L. McKissack Jr. (Author)
Hardcover, 1998

Status

Available

Call number

J 220 McK

Description

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.

Subjects

African Americans Fiction
African Americans Juvenile fiction
Bible stories O.T
Fathers and daughters Fiction
Slavery Fiction

Genres

Awards

Anne Izard Storytellers' Award (2000)
CCBC Choices (1998)
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens (1998)

Publication

Atheneum Books for Young Readers (1998), 144 pages

ISBN

0689808569 / 9780689808562

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