TY  - BOOK
AU  - Woelfle,Gretchen
AU  - Christie,R.Gregory
TI  - Answering the cry for freedom: stories of African Americans and the American Revolution 
SN  - 9781629793061
U1  - 973.3 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Honesdale, Pa.
PB  - Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
KW  - African Americans
KW  - History
KW  - sears
KW  - Political activity
KW  - United States
KW  - 1775-1783, Revolution
N1  - 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; 6.8; 5-8; Follett School Solutions; Accelerated Reader AR; MG; 7.7; 7.0; 185709; BR
N2  - "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
ER  -