To be a slave was to be a human being under conditions in which that humanity was denied. They were not slaves. They were people. Their condition was slavery.

Julius Lester

To Be a Slave

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Slavery

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Julius Lester

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To Be a Slave

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English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

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Lester, Julius. To Be a Slave. Dial Books for Young Readers, 1968, ch. 1.

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Johnson, Lyndon B. Comment to his press secretary George Christian. 27 Feb. 1968, Washington, DC, USA.

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