Cover image for The book of negroes.
TITLE:
The book of negroes.
Former Title:
Someone knows my name.
By:
Hill, Lawrence, 1957-
Publication Date:
2007
Subject Term:
Slavery -- Fiction.

African Americans -- Fiction.

Canadian fiction.
Geographic Term:
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Summary:
Abducted as an 11-year-old child from her village in West Africa and forced to walk for months to the sea in a coffle--a string of slaves-- Aminata Diallo is sent to live as a slave in South Carolina. But years later, she forges her way to freedom, serving the British in the Revolutionary War and registering her name in the historic "Book of Negroes."
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781554686957

9781554681563
General Note:
Published in the United States under the title: "Someone knows my name".
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