Curtis, C. (2007). Elijah of buxton. New York: Scholastic.
This book is a tale of a young boy named Elijah that is born into freedom from slavery in Canada. Elijah's friend is saving money in order to buy his family freedom from slavery in southern United States when his money is stolen. Elijah embarks on a journey to find the theif and get the money back. During Elijah's journey, he quickly learns the trials and tribulations that his people have faced that he was lucky enough to be born free.
I have also read the book The Watsons go to Birmingham by Mr. Curtis. I enjoy his writing style and I think that he is a wonderful writer. He mostly writes on the issues that African Americans face such as slavery and racism. I would recommend both of these books to anyone looking for a good read in which you will elarn about the African American heritage.
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