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Why Write A Story About Slavery?

Blog For Parents and Educators Many people have asked me why I chose to write about American slavery. After all, I could have written about vampires, or a week at camp, or Molly’s trip to California with her dog. But I quickly determined there were already plenty of books like that on the Internet and in libraries. Many of them just didn’t seem educational and moving enough to me. And where were the examples of kindness and empathy that I always have in my stories and look fo

Margaret Brown

Jul 142 min read

Writing a Book about Slavery for Young Readers

Blog For Parents and Educators Despite the fact I had read many novels about slavery, I did considerable research on slavery and the Civil War to write this book. I soon learned that the Internet was an unreliable source for slavery information. There were many attempts to “whitewash” the slave experience. My favorite sources were from freed slaves who were interviewed after emancipation. From these sources I learned what the daily diet of most slaves was, how slaves could be

Margaret Brown

Jun 292 min read