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Freedom over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan

Ashley Bryan

Ashley Bryan draws on an 1828 estate appraisal that lists eleven enslaved people for sale. Historical documents, poetry, paintings, and collage imagine their histories, daily lives, hopes, and dreams while confronting the brutality of assigning a price to human beings. For each person, Bryan creates paired poems and paintings: one portrays aspects of life and history, while another presents a dream. The book centers the individuality of people reduced by the document to names and values.

This book appears on 5 reading lists across 2 editions from 5 organizations.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
730L
Themes
Art And Creativity · History · Poetry · Racism And Prejudice · Social Justice
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Published
September 13, 2016
Pages
56
ISBN-13
9781481456906
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2017Historical People, Places, and Events
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