First Avenue Editions (Tm), 1993-01-07
Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad
Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad
On My Own History and On My Own History (Paperback)
Janice Lee Porter, Illustrator
Paperback
SKU:9780876146057
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Allen Jay's family farm is a stop on the Underground Railroad. Allen's parents give food and shelter to slaves escaping from the South. One day in 1842, Allen's father asks him to help a runaway slave. Is Allen brave enough? This exciting true story takes you along as Allen meets Henry James, an African American man struggling to find freedom.
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Book Details
Book Details
Age Range • 7-10
Pages • 48
Subjects • Underground railroad • Fugitive slaves • United States • Jay • Allen • Slavery and the church • Society of Friends • Quakers • History • 19th century
Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical • Juvenile Nonfiction | African American & Black
Publisher Summary
Publisher Summary
Allen Jay's family farm is a stop on the Underground Railroad. Allen's parents give food and shelter to slaves escaping from the South. One day in 1842, Allen's father asks him to help a runaway slave. Is Allen brave enough? This exciting true story takes you along as Allen meets Henry James, an African American man struggling to find freedom.
