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The novel follows Benjamin Banneker’s grandmother as she arrives from England to Maryland in the late 1600s, works as an indentured servant, establishes her own farm, and enters into an interracial marriage with a freed slave. The story explores family ties, farm life, and early history of African Americans across the transition from servitude to independence.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Alice McGill
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