Maritcha
Subtitle: a remarkable nineteenth-century girl
By: Tonya Bolden.
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
Subjects: Lyons, Maritcha Rémond, 1848-1929 -- Juvenile literature.; African American girls -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Free African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; New York (State) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; New York (State) -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; New York (State) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Based on an actual memoir written by Maritcha Remond Lyons, who was born and raised in New York City, this poignant story tells what it was like to be a black child born free during the days of slavery. Everyday experiences are interspersed with hight-point moments, such as visiting the U.S.'s first world's fair. Also included are the Draft Riots of 1863, when Maritcha and her siblings fled to Brooklyn while her parents stayed behind to protect their home. The book concludes with her fight to attend a whites-only high school in Providence, Rhode Island, and her triumphant victory, making her the first black person in its graduating class. The book includes photographs of Maritcha, her family, and friends, as well as archival and contemporary maps, photographs, and illustrations.