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A strawbeater's thanksgiving

by Irene Smalls

FictionAfrican AmericansDetermination (Personality trait)SlaveryMothers and sonsJuvenile fictionWrestlingCompetition

Determined to be the strawbeater during the corn shucking party, Jess, a small young slave boy, wrestles a bigger, stronger boy for the honor.

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Book data: Open Library