The Slave Who Went to Congress

by Marti Rossner and Frye Gaillard

Book Overview

In 1870 Benjamin Turner, who spent the first 40 years of his life as a slave, was elected to the U.S. Congress. He was the first African American from Alabama to earn that distinction. In a recreation of Turner's own words, based on speeches and other writings that Turner left behind, co-authors Marti S. Rosner and Frye Gaillard have crafted the story of a remarkable man who taught himself to read when he was young and began a lifetime quest for education...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588383563
• ISBN13: 9781588383563
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: NewSouth Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.9" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4