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    From Slave Ship to Freedom Road
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    From Slave Ship to Freedom Road
    Audiobook24 minutes

    From Slave Ship to Freedom Road

    Written by Julius Lester

    Narrated by Cary Hite

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    About this audiobook

    Rod Brown and Julius Lester bring history to life in this profoundly moving exploration of the slave experience. From the Middle Passage to the auction block, from the whipping post to the fight for freedom, this book presents not just historical facts, but the raw emotions of the people who lived them. Inspired by Rod Brown's vivid paintings, Julius Lester has written a text that places each of us squarely inside the skin of both slave and slaveowner. It will capture the heart of every listener, black or white, young or old.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateNov 20, 2018
    ISBN9780525595038
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    From Slave Ship to Freedom Road
    Author

    Julius Lester

    Julius Lester is the author of the Newbery Honor Book To Be a Slave, the Caldecott Honor Book John Henry, the National Book Award finalist The Long Journey Home: Stories from Black History, and the Coretta Scott King Award winner Day of Tears. He is also a National Book Critics Circle nominee and a recipient of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. His most recent picture book, Let's Talk About Race, was named to the New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing." In addition to his critically acclaimed writing career, Mr. Lester has distinguished himself as a civil rights activist, musician, photographer, radio talk-show host, and professor. For thirty-two years he taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He lives in western Massachusetts.

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