A Birthday Cake for George Washington by Ramin Ganeshram; Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780545538237
Publication Date: 2016-01-05
this book suggests that the perks, benefits, and joy they could receive from working closely for a person of stature outweigh the context of their enslavement. Even worse, Birthday Cake presents Hercules and his daughter as proud servants without juxtaposing their bondage to their owner or to the institution of slavery. Hercules enjoyed the perks of theater tickets and was admired by George and Martha Washington, but he was still their property.
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