Here are the stories of five enslaved people who witnessed the birth of America: Billy Lee, valet to George Washington; Ona Judge, who escaped from Martha Washington; Isaac Granger, servant of Thomas Jefferson; Paul Jennings, who witnessed the War of 1812 in James Madison's White House; and Alfred Jackson, "owned" by Andrew Jackson. These true stories explore our country's great, tragic contradiction--that a nation "conceived in liberty" was also born in shackles.
- ISBN10 1627793119
- ISBN13 9781627793117
- Publish Date 20 September 2016
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Imprint Henry Holt & Company
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304
- Language English