Answering the cry for freedom : stories of African Americans and the American Revolution /
Woelfle, Gretchen.
Answering the cry for freedom : stories of African Americans and the American Revolution / Gretchen Woelfle ; illustrations by R. Gregory Christie. - 1st ed. - Honesdale, Pa. : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2016] - 239 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
School Library Journal, October 2016 Library Media Connection starred, October 2016 Booklist, October 2016 Horn Book, April 2017 Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2016 Kirkus Review, August 2016 Catholic Library World, March 2017
"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"--Provided by publisher.
6.8. 5-8 Follett School Solutions.
9781629793061
2016932168
African Americans--History.
African Americans--Political activity.
United States--History--1775-1783, Revolution.
973.3
Answering the cry for freedom : stories of African Americans and the American Revolution / Gretchen Woelfle ; illustrations by R. Gregory Christie. - 1st ed. - Honesdale, Pa. : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2016] - 239 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
School Library Journal, October 2016 Library Media Connection starred, October 2016 Booklist, October 2016 Horn Book, April 2017 Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2016 Kirkus Review, August 2016 Catholic Library World, March 2017
"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"--Provided by publisher.
6.8. 5-8 Follett School Solutions.
9781629793061
2016932168
African Americans--History.
African Americans--Political activity.
United States--History--1775-1783, Revolution.
973.3