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In 1860, long after the United States outlawed the importation of enslaved laborers, 110 men, women and children from Benin and Nigeria were captured and brought to Mobile, Alabama aboard a ship called Clotilda. Their journey includes the savage Middle Passage and being hidden in the swamplands along the Alabama River before being secretly parceled out to various plantations, where they made desperate attempts to maintain both their culture and also fit into the place of captivity to which they'd been delivered. At the end of the Civil War, the survivors created a community for themselves they called African Town, which still exists to this day. Told in 14 distinct voices, including that of the ship that brought them to the American shores and the founder of African Town, this powerfully affecting historical novel-in-verse recreates a pivotal moment in US and world history, the impacts of which we still feel today.
- Charles Waters - Author
- Irene Latham - Author
Kindle Book
- Release date: January 4, 2022
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- ISBN: 9780593322895
- Release date: January 4, 2022
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- ISBN: 9780593322895
- File size: 13255 KB
- Release date: January 4, 2022
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Lexile® Measure:790
Text Difficulty:3-4
In 1860, long after the United States outlawed the importation of enslaved laborers, 110 men, women and children from Benin and Nigeria were captured and brought to Mobile, Alabama aboard a ship called Clotilda. Their journey includes the savage Middle Passage and being hidden in the swamplands along the Alabama River before being secretly parceled out to various plantations, where they made desperate attempts to maintain both their culture and also fit into the place of captivity to which they'd been delivered. At the end of the Civil War, the survivors created a community for themselves they called African Town, which still exists to this day. Told in 14 distinct voices, including that of the ship that brought them to the American shores and the founder of African Town, this powerfully affecting historical novel-in-verse recreates a pivotal moment in US and world history, the impacts of which we still feel today.
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Details
Publisher:
Penguin Young Readers Group
Awards:Kindle Book
Release date: January 4, 2022
OverDrive Read
ISBN: 9780593322895
Release date: January 4, 2022
EPUB ebook
ISBN: 9780593322895
File size: 13255 KB
Release date: January 4, 2022
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Creators
- Charles Waters - Author
- Irene Latham - Author
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Formats
Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
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Languages
English
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Levels
Lexile® Measure: 790
Text Difficulty: 3-4
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