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Book Review of To Be a Slave

To Be a Slave
To Be a Slave
Author: Julius Lester
Genre: Children's Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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This book is about how it felt. The words of black men and women who had themselves been slaves are here, accompanied by Julius Lester's historical commentary and Tom Feelings's powerful and muted paintings, To Be a Slave has been a touchstone in children's literature for over thirty years.