Maritcha : a nineteenth-century American girl

Maritcha : a nineteenth-century American girl / Tonya Bolden.

Author/creator	Bolden, Tonya
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2005.
Description	47 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 x 27 cm
Subject(s)	Lyons, Maritcha Rémond, 1848-1929--Juvenile literature. Lyons, Maritcha Rémond, 1848-1929. African American girls--New York (State) --New York --Biography --Juvenile literature. Free African Americans--New York (State) --New York --Biography --Juvenile literature. African Americans--New York (State) --New York --Social life and customs --19th century --Juvenile literature. African American girls--New York (State) --New York --Biography. Free African Americans--New York (State) --New York --Biography. New York (State)--Social life and customs --19th century --Juvenile literature. New York (State)--Social conditions --19th century --Juvenile literature. New York (State)--Race relations --Juvenile literature.

Abstract	Based on an actual memoir written by Maritcha Remond Lyons, who was born and raised in New York City, this poignant story tells what it was like to be a black child born free during the days of slavery. Everyday experiences are interspersed with hight-point moments, such as visiting the U.S.'s first world's fair. Also included are the Draft Riots of 1863, when Maritcha and her siblings fled to Brooklyn while her parents stayed behind to protect their home. The book concludes with her fight to attend a whites-only high school in Providence, Rhode Island, and her triumphant victory, making her the first black person in its graduating class. The book includes photographs of Maritcha, her family, and friends, as well as archival and contemporary maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Local note	Little-343264--305131049421X
General note	Maps on lining papers.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 46).
LCCN	2004005849
ISBN	0810950456
ISBN	9780810950450

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	TRC Nonfiction	974.7 B6376M	✔ Available	Place Hold