| Series |
Freedom's promise
Harris, Duchess. Freedom's promise. ^A1435216
|
| Contents |
A letter from Duchess -- Chapter one: A nation divided -- Chapter two: The Emancipation Proclamation -- Chapter three: The fight in Congress -- Chapter four: The loophole -- Chapter five: The war on crime -- Fast facts -- Stop and think -- Glossary -- Online resources -- Learn more -- About the authors -- Index. |
| Abstract |
"The Thirteenth Amendment is one of the most important acts in the legal history of the United States. It is often said that the amendment abolished slavery. But its legacy is more complicated than that. The Thirteenth Amendment outlawed slavery except as a form of punishment. Southerners seized on this loophole. They unjustly arrested thousands of Black people. Black convicts were forced to do hard, unpaid labor. In this way, slavery was reconstructed in the South ..."--Publisher's website |
| Interest grade level |
Grades 3-6 |
| Audience |
740 Lexile |
| Genre/form | Constitution. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| LCCN | 2018965963 |
| ISBN | 1532118791 (hardback, library binding) |
| ISBN | 9781532118791 (hardback, library binding) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
