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The_strength_of_these_arms

1) The strength of these arms: life in the slave quarters

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Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

1997.

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English

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Burrillville (Jesse Smith) - Children's
J 975 BIA
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East Providence (Weaver) - Children's
j975.004 Bia
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Hope - Children's
J 975 BIA
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Describes how slaves were able to preserve some elements of their African heritage despite the often brutal treatment they experienced on Southern plantations.

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Christmas_in_the_big_house__Christmas_in_the_quarters

2) Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters

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Coretta Scott King Book Award Winner

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Scholastic

Pub. Date

[1994]

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English

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Bristol (Rogers Free) - Children's Room
j975.03 M
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Davisville - Children's
Holiday Picture Book MCK
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East Providence (Weaver) - Children's
j398.2 McK
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Describes the customs, recipes, poems, and songs used to celebrate Christmas in the big plantation houses and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War.

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3) A slave family

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Colonial people

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Crabtree Pub

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[2003]

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English

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Exeter - Children's
J 973.049 KAL
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Langworthy - Childrens (Downstairs)
J 973.7 Kal
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j973.7 KAL
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Introduces the personal relationships and daily activities that were part of the family life of slaves in colonial America.

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