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A Spy Called James : The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent
Rockwell, AnneLerner Publishing Group 2016Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette—a slave who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. After his resoundi...
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Like a Bird : The Art of the American Slave Song
Grady, CynthiaLerner Publishing Group 2016Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that longing took many forms—including music. Drawing on biblical imagery, slave songs both expressed the sorrow of life in bonda...