The Washington Post has named In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives one of its Best Children’s and Young Adult Books of 2016.
Davis looks at five people who were enslaved by presidents before and after the American Revolution as a corrective to history books that hide or play down slavery’s role in the United States. Details about these enslaved people are known because of their connection to powerful men, but Davis makes clear that they were impressive people in their own right.
—“Best Children’s and Young Adult Books of 2016,”Washington Post (November 17, 2016)
In the Shadow of Liberty (Available for pre-order and in stores on 9/20)
