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Book 2023
My Name Is Henry Bibb
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press, Limited
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2023
- Abolitionists
- Slaves
- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans
- Biography
- Fiction
Based on historical facts and Bibb's own writings, the story of a young slave's perilous journey to freedom.
This novel is based on the life of Henry Bibb, an American slave who, after repeated attempts, escaped in 1841 to become an antislavery speaker, author, and founder of a Black newspaper. The plot contains sexual references and graphic violence.
