Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution

Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution - Hardcover

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Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution - Hardcover

Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution - Hardcover

by Gretchen Woelfle
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Book Overview

Uncover the lives of thirteen African-Americans who fought during the Revolutionary War.

Even as American Patriots fought for independence from British rule during the Revolutionary War, oppressive conditions remained in place for the thousands of enslaved and free African Americans living in this country. But African Americans took up their own fight for freedom by joining the British and American armies; preaching, speaking out, and writing about the evils of slavery; and establishing settlements in Nova Scotia and Africa. The thirteen stories featured in this collection spotlight charismatic individuals who answered the cry for freedom, focusing on the choices they made and how they changed America both then and now. These individuals include: Boston King, Agrippa Hull, James Armistead Lafayette, Phillis Wheatley, Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, Prince Hall, Mary Perth, Ona Judge, Sally Hemings, Paul Cuffe, John Kizell, Richard Allen, and Jarena Lee. Includes individual bibliographies and timelines, author note, and source notes.
ISBN9781629793061
Author Gretchen Woelfle
PublisherCalkins Creek Books
GenreChildren, History, Society & culture, and Biography
FormatHardcover
PublishedOctober 2016
LanguageENG- English
Pages240
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids and Teens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution - Hardcover

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About Gretchen Woelfle

Gretchen Woelfle is the author of multiple award-winning fiction and nonfiction books for young readers, including Jeannette Rankin: Political Pioneer, Write On, Mercy!: The Secret Life of Mercy Otis Warren, and Mumbet's Declaration of Independence. She lives in Los Angeles, California. gretchenwoelfle.com.

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