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Name: From Slave Ship to Freedom Road
Author: Julius Lester

📘 From Slave Ship to Freedom Road by Julius Lester

Presents the author's meditations on twenty paintings by artist Rod Brown, designed to encourage reflection on the hardships faced by African-American slaves until their emancipation.

First publish date: 1998

Authors: Julius Lester

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