Rebels Against Slavery

Rebels Against Slavery: American Slave Revolts

Author	Patricia McKissack, Fredrick McKissack
Language	English
Subject	Children's literature, Slavery in the Americas
Published	1996 (Scholastic Press)
Publication place	USA
Media type	Print (hardback, paperback)
Pages	181
ISBN	9780590457354
OCLC	245948104

Rebels Against Slavery: American Slave Revolts is a 1996 book by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack.

It tells the life stories of a number of people involved in abolitionism in the Americas including Joseph Cinqué, Toussaint Louverture, Gabriel Prosser, Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Denmark Vesey, John Brown, Cato, and the Maroons.

Reception

School Library Journal, when reviewing Rebels Against Slavery: American Slave Revolts, wrote "The authors' careful research, sensitivity, and evenhanded style reveal a sad, yet inspiring story of the will to be free." and concluded "A fine contribution to a growing body of literature about the African American experience."^[1] and Booklist wrote "The McKissacks present a fascinating cast: the men and women who led slave revolts in the Americas. .. The writing itself is informative, though occasionally garbled; sometimes it's hard to know to what a pronoun refers."^[1]

Rebels Against Slavery has also been reviewed by The Horn Book Magazine,^[2] Kirkus Reviews,^[3] Publishers Weekly,^[4] Orlando Sentinel,^[5] and Multicultural Review.^[6]

It has been recommended for teaching citizenship,^[7] and as a resource for elementary teachers.^[8]

Awards

• 1996 CCBC Choice^[9]
• 1997 ALA Best Book for Young Adults^[10]
• 1997 Coretta Scott King Award author - honor^[11]

References

1. "Rebels against slavery: American slave revolts". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
2. "Rebels against slavery: American slave revolts". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved March 17, 2017. thoughtful account of those who rebelled against slavery
3. "Rebels Against Slavery". Kirkus Media LLC. December 1, 1995. Retrieved March 17, 2017. The writing here is occasionally awkward- -readers may have difficulty distinguishing among facts, opinions, and rationalization--but these are gripping tales, in a solid volume about the slavery era.
4. "Rebels Against Slavery: American Slave Revolts". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. February 2, 1998. Retrieved March 17, 2017. Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, and many lesser-known leaders of slave rebellions are featured in this historical tribute;
5. Larsen, Anita (February 18, 1996). "Journeys Into Past For Young Readers: Freedom Fighters". Orlando Sentine. Retrieved March 17, 2017. This insightful, tempered presentation includes a list of important dates, bibliography, index and picture credits.
6. "Rebels Against Slavery: American Slave Revolts (Book)". Multicultural Review. 5 (2). GP Subscription Publications: 96. June 1996. Retrieved March 17, 2017.^{[dead link‍]}
7. Alexa L. Sandmann; John F. Ahern. "Promoting Citizenship in the Upper Elementary and Middle Grades". socialstudies.org. National Council for the Social Studies. Retrieved March 17, 2017. The stories, with few exceptions, are tragic and remind the reader of the consequences of a society that tolerates oppression.
8. Julie Waugh (2009). "Recommended Books for Elementary Teachers". teachingushistory.org. Teaching American History in South Carolina Project. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
9. Kathleen T. Horning; Ginny Moore Kruse; Megan Schliesman (1997). CCBC Choices 1997: Fiction for Children (PDF). Friends of the CCBC Inc. p. 24. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
10. "Best Books for Young Adults". ala.org. Young Adult Library Services Association. 29 September 2006. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
11. "Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present". ala.org. American Library Association. 5 April 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2017.