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Bial, Raymond

The strength of these arms : life in the slave quarters - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1997. - 40 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 39-40).

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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Slavery -- Southern States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Slaves -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
Blacks -- Southern States -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.
Plantation life -- Southern States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Plantation life -- Juvenile literature.