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Slave Dance

The Slave Dancer, by Paula Fox, reflects on an extremely trying time in American history where blacks were slaves and some children could not get away from their obligations. The novel begins in 1840; 13-year-old Jessie Bollier plays his fife on the docks of New Orleans to earn pennies for his mother.
One day, Jessie is kidnapped and begins the most dreadful adventure of his young life. He finds himself aboard “The Moonlight,”a slave ship bound for the coast of Africa. It is Jessie's job to play his fife for the slaves so they can dance and exercise.
Jessie encounters the unspeakable on this journey that almost costs him his life. The turning point of the story was the frightful shipwreck experience. Jessie and his slave friend Ras survived, but all the others died. Jessie only has emotional scars to tell his story. After experiencing so much Jessie’s life has changed for eternity.The Slave Dancer, by Paula Fox, reflects on an extremely trying time in American history where......


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