Title: Jalani and the lock
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.
Subjects: African Americans, Slavery, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Slavery, fiction, African americans, fiction