Fortune's bones : the manumission requiem /

Fortune's bones : the manumission requiem /

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Fortune was a slave who lived in Waterbury, Conn., in the late 1700s. He was married and the father of 4 children. When Fortune died in 1798, his master, Dr. Porter, preserved his skeleton to further the study of anatomy. Now the skeleton is in the Mattatuck Museum where it is still being studied. T...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nelson, Marilyn, 1946-
Corporate Authors: Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania), Joanna Banks Collection of African American Children's Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Other Authors: Espeland, Pamela, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Asheville, N.C. : Front Street, 2004
Asheville, North Carolina : [2004]
Subjects:
African Americans > Poetry
Enslaved persons > Poetry
Slavery > Poetry
Young adult poetry, American
Slaves > Poetry
Young adult poetry
CHR 2004
PRO Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
African Americans
Enslaved persons
Slavery
Connecticut > Poetry
Connecticut
Juvenile materials > UNAUTHORIZED
Juvenile materials
Poetry
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Call Number: PS3573 .A4795 F64 2004

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Call Number: PS3573.A4795 F64 2004

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