The Slave Who Went to Congress by Frye Gaillard, Marti Rosner

The Slave Who Went to Congress

Frye Gaillard, Marti Rosner with Jordana Haggard (Illustrator)

32 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction childrens history informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
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In 1870 Benjamin Turner, who spent the first 40 years of his life as a slave, was elected to the U.S. Congress. He was the first African American from Alabama to earn that distinction. In a recreation of Turner's own words, based on speeches and o...

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