No More! - Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance (Paperback)

"An excellent account of the many ways in which slaves participated in bringing down the greatest evil in our nation's history." - KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)
A man who cannot swim leaps off a slave ship into the dark water. A girl defies the law by secretly learning to read and write. A future abolitionist regains his will to live by fighting off his captor with his bare hands: "I will not let you use me like a brute any longer," Frederick Douglass vows. Drawing from authentic accounts, here is a chronology of resistance in all its forms: comical trickster tales about outwitting "Old Marsa"; secret "hush harbors" where Africans instill Christian worship with their own rituals; and spirituals such as "Go Down Moses," whose coded lyrics signal not just hope for deliverance, but an active call to escape.
Boldly illustrated with extraordinary oil paintings by award-winning artist Shane W. Evans, and meticulously researched by Doreen Rappaport, this stunning collection - spanning the period from the early days of slavery to the Emancipation Proclamation - is an invaluable resource for teachers, parents, libraries, students, and people everywhere who care about what it means to be free, what it is to be human.

General

Imprint:	Candlewick Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2005
First published:	2006
Authors:	Doreen Rappaport
Illustrators:	Shane W. Evans
Dimensions:	286 x 241 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	59
ISBN-13:	978-0-7636-2876-5
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Social studies > General Books > Children's & Educational > Geography & environment > General Books > Children's & Educational > Humanities > History > General Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal, health & social education (PHSE) > Citizenship Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN:	0-7636-2876-X
Barcode:	9780763628765

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