The Strength of These Arms Life in the Slave Quarters
Full-color photographs and an informative text detail the everyday lives of slaves, explaining how they were able to preserve some elements of their African heritage despite the frequently brutal treatment they experienced on Southern plantations.
Reviews
Kim Tyo-Dickerson@kimtyodickerson
I read this quick nonfiction book after reading Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham because I wanted to learn more about slave life and slave quarters as that history plays such a big role in Latham's novel. A great fiction-nonfiction reading pair to share with students grades 7 and up.
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