{"product_id":"hard-labor-the-first-african-americans-1619-paperback","title":"Hard Labor: The First African Americans, 1619 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia C. McKissack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFredrick McKissack  Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoseph Daniel Fiedler\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErased by Time In 1619 twenty Africans stepped foot on American soil. They came not as slaves, but as indentured servants. They knew if they could hold on and finish out their sentences, they would be free. They came with dreams of the future and a vision of life as good as any other person's, black or white. Who were these people? How did they get here? What happened to them? Much of the information about them -- even their names -- has been lost. Stories about them are incomplete, and facts are blurred by centuries of neglect. But their stories are worth knowing and keeping and sharing, for they are a part of the American saga. This is their story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia C. McKissack is the author of many highly acclaimed books for children, including \u003ci\u003eGoin' Someplace Special, \u003c\/i\u003e a Coretta Scott King Award winner; \u003ci\u003eThe Honest-to-Goodness Truth; Let My People Go, \u003c\/i\u003e written with her husband, Fredrick, and recipient of the NAACP Image Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Dark-Thirty, \u003c\/i\u003e a Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Award winner; and \u003ci\u003eMirandy and Brother Wind, \u003c\/i\u003e recipient of the Caldecott Medal and a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFredrick McKissack has nearly twenty years experience as a writer and an editor. His articles, op-eds, and reviews have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVibe \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and others. He lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with his wife, Lisa, and their son, Mark. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn award-winning, freelance artist-illustrator since 1973, Joseph Daniel Fiedler has produced art and illustrations that have appeared in numerous publications and exhibitions. Fiedler has illustrated children's books and received a Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators of New York. Fiedler's personal paintings have been exhibited at galleries in Germany, Japan, and throughout the United States. He has taught painting and illustration at Carnegie Mellon University and the College for Creative Studies. Fiedler has lived in Pennsylvania, Japan, New Mexico, and Michigan and now resides in Grass Valley, California. Learn more about Joseph Daniel Fiedler at ScaryJoey.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 8.33 x 4.67 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hard Labor: The First African Americans, 1619\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723378298943,"sku":"9780689861499","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1cbf8a2f6fa4bc61c70ae3911b313945.webp?v=1765098961","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/hard-labor-the-first-african-americans-1619-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}