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Katz, William Loren

Black Pioneers: An Untold Story

194 pp. | Atheneum | May, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-689-81410-0 $$17.00
(2) 4-6 Katz takes a careful look at the African-American pioneers in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys and shows how they carved out lives for themselves from the wilderness while fighting efforts to legalize slavery in the territories. He also presents a good deal of information about African-American female pioneers.The narration is clear, fluid, and enlivened with quotes from the pioneers themselves. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 1999

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