Cooper Afua - My Name Is Henry Bibb A Story Of Slavery And Freedom - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Often shocking always compelling Afua Cooper's novel is based on the life of Henry Bibb an American slave who after repeated attempts escaped in 1841 to become an anti - slavery speaker author and founder of a Black newspaper. Cooper takes painstakingly researched details about slavery and weaves an intimate story of Bibb's young life which is overshadowed by inconceivable brutality. At nine years old Henry is separated from his mother and brothers and hired out suffering abuse at the hands of cruel masters so severe he almost dies. Henry's courageous life is described in intimate detail and young readers will learn about everyday slave life on a plantation and in towns and cities the coded language of slave escapes and the dangerous routes over land and water to safe houses. As Henry Bibb moves from boyhood to manhood he knows that one day he will 'fly away as in the old legend of the Africans who flew away to freedom. The first - person narrative convincingly told in Henry's voice traces Bibb's boyhood marriage fatherhood and the developing awareness of his bondage and his determination to break free of it or die.
Title: My Name Is Henry Bibb A Story Of Slavery And Freedom
Author(s): Cooper Afua
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Barcode: 9781525310850
Pages: 160 Pages
Publication Date: 5/2/2023
Category: General Fiction (Children's / Teenage)