Beautifully done from the dramatic cover to the material covered. The woman's eyes seemed to be looking right at me from the cover with the intense sky and light on the plantation behind her. While aimed at children, the text is informative, full of names and dates and significant events, making it a good, quick resource for older students and adults, too. I was particularly impressed that the author wove the fight against slavery into the fight for women's rights, making it particularly timely.
The illustrations are well done, depicting everything from a slave auction to depictions of such noted activists of the era as Harriet Tubman and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Divided into four chapters/sections, the book takes us from the beginnings of slavery in the Americas with the arrival of a ship from Angola in August, 1619, through the Civil War as well as mentioning the role of the 13th Amendment in 1865. Kudos to the author for including a section on the enslavement of Native Americans, too, an area usually glossed over or totally ignored.
In addition to the basic text, info boxes are included in each section. Finally, there's a Timeline, Think About It section (excellent discussion starter questions), Glossary, and list of resources to Find Out More as well as an index. Each of these is nicely and thoroughly done given the limits of the target audience. Thanks #RosenPublishingGroup for giving me this early peek at the content. I'll be recommending it to teacher friends as well as the local library. There's a great deal to ponder here.
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