Slavery and the African American Story

This is a book that every American should read. Whatever you learned about history in school is incomplete. Here is some of what's missing: the point of view of African-Americans, about Africans and their descendants on the North American and South American continents. The focus is U.S., but it incl......more

Slavery and the African American Story by Patricia Williams Dockery Pub Date 12 Sep 2023 Random House Children's,Crown Books for Young Readers Children's Nonfiction| History| Middle Grade Through Random House Children's, Crown Books for Young Readers, and Netgalley, I am reviewing Slavery and the Africa......more

I was lucky to receive two Race to the Truth books this summer from Netgalley. Authors and writing style was different in both. As the title clearly states, this book is about the African American story. I feel the facts are written in an interesting way that will keep the reader entertained and lea......more

Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. I think this is a great middle grade nonfiction book talking to kids about slavery and how it came about. I like how they were being honest, but not sugar coating anything. I like how the author gave mini facts thro......more

I really enjoyed this book designed for middle schoolers and up to learn about slavery and the African American story. Some of the stories were new, but many of the stories I already knew thanks to Jasmine Holmes and Sharon McMahon. I liked that this book was written in small sections and with a com......more