Many Thousand Gone
African Americans From Slavery to Freedom
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · December 12, 1995
Unavailable for several years, Virginia Hamilton’s award-winning companion to The People Could Fly traces the history of slavery in America in the voices and stories of those who lived it.
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- Who it’s for
- Young readers discussing stories from the history of slavery
- Themes
- Slavery in American history, First-person stories of slavery
- Genres
- Civil War Era (U.S.), African American Life (U.S.), Prejudice & Racism
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Unavailable for several years, Virginia Hamilton’s award-winning companion to The People Could Fly traces the history of slavery in America in the voices and stories of those who lived it. Leo and Diane Dillon’s brilliant black-and-white illustrations echo the stories’ subtlety and power, making this book as stunning to look at as it is to read.
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“There is probably no better way to convey the meaning of the institution of slavery as it existed in the United States to young readers than by using, as a text to share and discuss, Many Thousand Gone.” —The New York Times Book Review
Where it sits
| African American Life (U.S.) | 51% |
|---|---|
| Civil War Era (U.S.) | 50% |
| Prejudice & Racism | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- African American Life (U.S.)
- U.S. History
- Prejudice & Racism
- Authors
- Virginia Hamilton
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- December 12, 1995
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Slavery in American history · First-person stories of slavery
- Reading lane
- African American Life (U.S.)