Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan is a young adultpicture book written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan, published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers in 2016. It is set in a slave-owning state in 1828 and describes the hopes and dreams of eleven slaves listed for sale. It was named a Newbery Honor book in 2017.
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
The story starts with a poem recounting the thoughts of the slaveowner, Mrs. Mary Fairchilds; after her husband, Cado died, she has decided to have her property appraised to prepare it for sale; afterward, she intends to return to England. The book gives the names and appraised value of each of the 11 slaves owned by the Fairchilds, accompanied by two poems: one describing their work and another describing their dreams.
Slave
Age
Value
Position
Name
Origin
Peggy
48
150
Cook
Mariama
Stephen
32
300
Carpenter
Yerodin
Central Africa
Jane
28
300
Seamstress
Serwaa
West Africa
John
16
100
Child
Osere
America
Athelia
42
175
Laundress
Adero
Charlotte
30
400
Basketmaker
Bisa
Dora
8
Child
Akua
America
Bacus
34
250
Blacksmith
Abena
Qush
60
100
Herdsman/Laborer
Kayode
Yoruba
Mulvina
60
100
Field
Niami
Betty
36
150
Flower gardener
Temitope
Yoruba
Developmentedit
The book was inspired by an actual appraisal dated July 5, 1828 in the author's collection; the appraisal listed names and values, but not ages.[1] The title is taken from the spiritual Oh, Freedom.[2]
^Ashley Bryan (September 13, 2016). "Ashley Bryan's "Freedom over Me" | An Interview". School Library Journal (Interview). Retrieved 18 March 2019.
^Bird, Elizabeth (June 30, 2016). "Review of the Day: Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan". A Fuse 8 Production (blog). School Library Journal. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
^"American Library Association announces 2017 youth media award winners" (Press release). American Library Association. January 30, 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
External linksedit
Bryan, Ashley. "Books". ashleybryancenter.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
January 01, 1970
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