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Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation

by Pat Sherman · 2009

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A self-taught young slave astonishes his fellow prisoners by reading aloud the newspaper account of Lincoln's new emancipation proclamation. Based on actual events.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thissocial sciencesocial scienceMore like thisLess of this
Genre
American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisslaveryslaveryMore like thisLess of this
Setting
civil warcivil warMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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