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Benjamin Banneker and us : eleven generations of an American family

text Benjamin Banneker and us : eleven generations of an American family

Summary
"A family reunion gives way to an unforgettable genealogical quest as relatives reconnect across lines of color, culture, and time, putting the past into urgent conversation with the present. In 1791, Thomas Jefferson hired a Black man to help sur... Read more
Contents
Author's note -- Letter to the future -- Denial in the bloodline -- The milkmaid -- Reverse migration -- At sea -- The park and the museum -- The company of Maryland -- The untangling -- Stolen -- The white horse -- The elders -- Juneteenth -- Mar... Read more
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Description
xiv, 351 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company 2023

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 920 WEB in Adult Non-fiction Available

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