In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, & Five Black Lives
by Kenneth C. Davis
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2016
Word Count 44,571
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1110L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 185401, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
- Presidents--Relations with African Americans--History--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Unite
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Slavery
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
- Relations with African Americans
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- African Americans
- History
- Slavery--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Presidents
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Slaves--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States--Race relations--History--Juvenile literature
- Race relations
- Slaves
- Lists With This Book
- Racism & Justice
- Black History Biographies
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Awards & Distinctions 5
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2024
Finalist, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Nonfiction Selection, 2016
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