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Title Etched in clay : the life of Dave, enslaved potter and poet / Andrea Cheng ; with woodcuts by the author.
Author Cheng, Andrea.
Publication Info. New York : Lee & Low Books, c2012.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J 738.092 DAVE    Check Shelves
Edition 1st ed.
Description 143 p. ; 22 cm.
Summary "The life of Dave, an enslaved potter who inscribed his works with sayings and poems in spite of South Carolina's slave anti-literacy laws in the years leading up to the Civil War. Includes afterword, author's note, and sources"--Provided by publisher.
Subject Dave, fl. 1834-1864 -- Juvenile literature.
African American potters -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American poet -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Slaves -- South Carolina -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Dave, fl. 1834-1864
African American potters.
African American poets.
Slaves -- South Carolina.
ocls african american juv books
ISBN 9781600604515 (hardcover : alk. paper) : $17.95
160060451X (hardcover : alk. paper)