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The song urges listeners to "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery," because "None but ourselves can free our minds." These lines were taken from a speech given by Marcus Garvey at Menelik Hall in Sydney, Nova Scotia (Canada), during October 1937 and published in his Black Man magazine: [9] [10]
The Child’s Anti-Slavery Book [25] features the stories of several enslaved children. The book begins with a polemic against slavery directly aimed at juvenile readers, which calls upon the moral authority of the Bible, the Declaration of Independence [ 26 ] and the ‘ natural right to freedom’ [ 27 ] in its denunciation of slavery.
This bibliography of slavery in the United States is a guide to books documenting the history of slavery in the U.S., from its colonial origins in the 17th century through the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which officially abolished the practice in 1865. In addition, links are provided to related bibliographies and ...
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However, he was most prominent in his work to eliminate slavery at home and abroad, often protesting legislation that offered limited or gradual restriction on slavery. Favoring a quick and decisive emancipation of all slaves, he was ultimately unsatisfied with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 , because it forced slaves to work as apprentices for ...
Freewater is populated entirely by people who managed to escape slavery, as well as their children. [3] While the community of Freewater is a creation of the author, it is based on actual communities that existed in the area. The book is written with an alternating point of view, helping to develop a large and "multidimensional cast." [4]
The Reading Teacher called the book a "well written, engaging addition to the Dear America series." [3] Writing in the Western Journal of Black Studies, Nancy J. Dawson praised the fact that "it by no means sugarcoats the ugly-harsh realities of slavery," and concluded that it is "a significant and eloquent work of juvenile fiction." [1]
Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Shane W. Evans. It was published by Roaring Brook Press in 2011 and received the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrators in 2012. [1]