Jalani and the lock
By: Lorenzo Pace.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: PowerKids Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 44
Subjects: Slavery -- Fiction.; African Americans -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: In this story based on true events, Jalani, a freed slave, gives the lock that held him in chains to his eldest child as a symbol of his enslavement. Includes information about African Burial Ground Memorial Sculpture in New York City created by Jalani's descendent, Lorenzo Pace.