Janie's Freedom: African Americans in the Aftermath of the Civil War (1867) (Sisters in Time #14)

by Callie Smith Grant

Paperback, 2006

Status

Available

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Publication

Barbour Books (2006), 144 pages

Description

Eleven-year-old Janie doesn't know what to do when she is told she is free to leave her Georgia plantation after the Civil War.

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Time Period: 1867 Eleven-year-old Janie finds herself in a quandary. The War Between the States is now over, and Miss Laura, widowed mistress of Rubyhill Plantation, has told Rubyhill's former slaves they're welcome to stay or free to leave. But for Janie, where should she go? There are still
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dangers in the South, and so many unknowns in the North-and moving may eliminate any chance of ever finding her mother. Using actual historical events to tell the poignant story of a newly-liberated young slave girl, Janie's Freedom is an excellent read for eight- to twelve-year-old girls, teaching American history and the Christian faith at the same time.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

144 p.; 8.25 inches

ISBN

1597890863 / 9781597890861
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