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Title Growing up in slavery / Sylviane A. Diouf.
Author Diouf, Sylviane A. (Sylviane Anna), 1952-
Publication Info. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c2001.
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 Southeast  J 306.362 DIO    Check Shelves
 Southwest  J 306.362 DIO    Check Shelves
Description 96 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-94) and index.
Summary Examines what life was like for children who grew up as slaves in the United States, describing the conditions in which they lived, the work they did, how they were educated, and their efforts to obtain freedom.
Subject Child slaves -- United States -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
African American children -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
Slavery -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Plantation life -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN 0761317635 $24.90