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Jalani and the lock

Jalani and the lock

Children African American Fiction

Lorenzo Pace

Authors: Lorenzo Pace
Print type: BOOK

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.