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Light in the Darkness: A Story about How Slaves Learned in Secret

Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Rosa and her mama go to school together—in the dark of night, silently, afraid that any noise they hear is a patroller on the lookout for escaped slaves. Their school is literally a hole in the ground, where they and other slaves of all ages gather to form letters out of sticks, scratch letters in the dirt, and pronounce their sounds in whispers. Young Rosa is eager to learn the letters and then the words, because after the words comes reading. But she must have patience, her mama reminds her, and keep her letters to herself when she’s working on the plantation. If the Master catches them, it’ll mean a whipping—one lash for each letter. No matter how slow and dangerous the process might be, Rosa is determined to learn, and pass on her learning to others.

Language: English

Pages: 40

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Release: February 19, 2013

ISBN: 1423134958

ISBN 13: 9781423134954

Light in the Darkness: A Story about How Slaves Learned in Secret

Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Rosa and her mama go to school together—in the dark of night, silently, afraid that any noise they hear is a patroller on the lookout for escaped slaves. Their school is literally a hole in the ground, where they and other slaves of all ages gather to form letters out of sticks, scratch letters in the dirt, and pronounce their sounds in whispers. Young Rosa is eager to learn the letters and then the words, because after the words comes reading. But she must have patience, her mama reminds her, and keep her letters to herself when she’s working on the plantation. If the Master catches them, it’ll mean a whipping—one lash for each letter. No matter how slow and dangerous the process might be, Rosa is determined to learn, and pass on her learning to others.

Language: English

Pages: 40

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Release: February 19, 2013

ISBN: 1423134958

ISBN 13: 9781423134954

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