African-Americans in the Thirteen Colonies

by Deborah Kent

Using many photographs, this is a simple overview of the part played by African Americans during the formative years of the colonial period. The freedom sought by so many Europeans who came to America was not shared with many Africans & their descendants. The brief descriptions in this book tell of slavery as well as the limited freedoms of free blacks. Phillis Wheatley, Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, & Benjamin Banneker are among those briefly profiled. Index. Part of the Cornerstones of Freedom series.Bowker Authored Title code. Using many photographs, this is a simple overview of the part played by African Americans during the formative years of the colonial period. Presents a brief history of Afro-Americans and of slavery in seventeenth and eighteenth century America.

Genres: History, Childrens

32 pages, Library Binding

First published March 1, 1996

About the author

Deborah Kent was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Little Falls. She graduated from Oberlin College and received a master's degree from Smith College School for Social Work. For four years, she was a social worker at University Settlement House on New York's Lower East Side. In 1975, Ms. Kent moved to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she wrote her first young-adult novel, Belonging. In San Miguel, Ms. Kent helped to found the Centro de Crecimiento, a school for children with disabilities. Ms. Kent is the author of numerous young-adult novels and nonfiction titles for children. She lives in Chicago with her husband, children's author R. Conrad Stein, and their daughter, Janna.

Reviews

[Charity · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 8yo history lover read this for his history lesson on slavery in Colonial America. He really enjoyed it, and seemed to learn a lot from it. I like that it presents a realistic view of slavery (no sugar-coating) in an age-appropriate manner.

[The Reading Countess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Narrative nonfiction-Much of the information will be new to my readers. Great illustrations-I especially liked the contributions by African Americans included. I liked the elements of NF at the end of the book such as glossary, timeline and index.