Ajeemah and His Son

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Ajeemah and His Son

Author: James Berry
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Publisher: HarperTrophy
In 1807, at the height of the slave trade, Ajeemah and his son Atu are kidnapped by slave traders from their homeland in Africa. Their destiny is now the barbaric slave trade of the New World.

Upon arrival in Jamaica, father and son are separated and sold to neighboring plantations. Divided by only twenty miles, they will never see one another again. With all lost, even humanity, Ajeemah and his son must find a way to endure the harsh realities of their new life.

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