Jalani and the lock
By: Lorenzo Pace
Edition: Revised edition.
Publisher: Windmill Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781477792773; 9781477792780
Subjects: Slavery; Fiction; African Americans
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.
Notes: Originally published by Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. in 2001.