Notes

247 p. : ill Table of contents includes: Civil lies / by Benjamin Zephaniah

pt. 1. Capture and transformation: Extract from Ajeemah and his son / by James Berry ; A day in the life / by Daniel Aloysius Francis ; Extract from Roots / by Alex Haley ; Newton's amazing grace / by John Agard

pt. 2. The life of a slave: Extract from The narrative of the life of Frederck Douglass ; Frederick Douglass, 1817-1895 / by Langston Hughes ; Extracts from The history of Mary Prince ; Extract from Cane River / by Lalita Tademy ; Extract from Incidents in the life of a slave girl / by Harriet Jacobs

pt. 3. Slavery in Britain: Runaway / by Sandra Agard ; Extract from The interesting narrative on the life of Olaudah Equiano ; The last words of Cato Hopkins / by Catherine Johnson

pt. 4. Towards freedom: Extract from Nightjohn / by Gary Paulsen ; The people could fly / by Grace Nichols ; North / by Malorie Blackman ; Freedom / by Langston Hughes ; Extracts from The history of Mary Prince

pt. 5. The legacy of slavery: Master, master / by Benjamin Zephaniah ; The awakening of Elmina / by Grace Quansah ; In our year 1941 my letter to you Mother Africa / by James Berry
Summary:
A collection of stories, poems and first-hand recollections about slavery