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Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution

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The lives of thirteen African-Americans who fought all through the Revolutionary War are highlighted on this nonfiction book for young readers by Gretchen Woelfle, illustrated by Caldecott-Honor winning artist R. Gregory Christie.  

Even as American Patriots fought for independence from British rule all through the Revolutionary War, oppressive conditions remained in place for the thousands of enslaved and free African Americans living on this country. But African Americans took up their very own fight for freedom by joining the British and American armies; preaching, speaking out, and writing in regards to the evils of slavery; and organising settlements in Nova Scotia and Africa. The thirteen stories featured on this collection spotlight charismatic people who answered the cry for freedom, that specialize in the choices they made and how they changed The usa both then and now. These individuals include: Boston King, Agrippa Hull, James Armistead Lafayette, Phillis Wheatley, Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman, Prince Hall, Mary Perth, Ona Pass judgement on, Sally Hemings, Paul Cuffe, John Kizell, Richard Allen, and Jarena Lee. Includes individual bibliographies and timelines, creator note, and source notes.

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