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Here is the story of Henrietta Wood who was enslaved twice-but demanded justice and was awarded the largest reparations ever granted for enslavement.
A nonfiction book for ages 9–12 that puts a human face on the current issue of reparations.
Henrietta Wood was born enslaved. As a teen she was ripped from her family and sold. Years later, a miracle happened, and she was given freedom papers. But Henrietta's freedom was short-lived. She was tricked back into enslavement and sent to a Mississippi cotton plantation.
On June 19, 1865-Juneteenth-she was emancipated. Finally free for good, Henrietta Wood sued the man who had kidnapped her back into enslavement-and she won! Henrietta was one of the few people in United States history to ever receive a reparation payment for slavery.
Twice Enslaved is a true story of cruelty, resilience, ultimately triumph, told lyrically for middle-grade readers by Selene Castrovilla and boldly captured by artist Erin Robinson. Selene Castrovilla is the author of Seeking Freedom, an ALSC Notable Children's Book, a Virginia Readers' Choice, a CCBC Choice, and a New York Public Library Best Book. She has written several books for Calkins Creek, including Revolutionary Friends, Revolutionary Rogues, and George Washington's Spectacular Spectacles.
Erin K. Robinson is an Emmy-nominated illustrator trained at the Parsons School of Design and the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design. Erin's illustrations have been featured in the New York Times and the Washington Post and in many books, including Brave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World and A Library. She also designed the 2022 US postage stamp for Kwanzaa.
A nonfiction book for ages 9–12 that puts a human face on the current issue of reparations.
Henrietta Wood was born enslaved. As a teen she was ripped from her family and sold. Years later, a miracle happened, and she was given freedom papers. But Henrietta's freedom was short-lived. She was tricked back into enslavement and sent to a Mississippi cotton plantation.
On June 19, 1865-Juneteenth-she was emancipated. Finally free for good, Henrietta Wood sued the man who had kidnapped her back into enslavement-and she won! Henrietta was one of the few people in United States history to ever receive a reparation payment for slavery.
Twice Enslaved is a true story of cruelty, resilience, ultimately triumph, told lyrically for middle-grade readers by Selene Castrovilla and boldly captured by artist Erin Robinson. Selene Castrovilla is the author of Seeking Freedom, an ALSC Notable Children's Book, a Virginia Readers' Choice, a CCBC Choice, and a New York Public Library Best Book. She has written several books for Calkins Creek, including Revolutionary Friends, Revolutionary Rogues, and George Washington's Spectacular Spectacles.
Erin K. Robinson is an Emmy-nominated illustrator trained at the Parsons School of Design and the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design. Erin's illustrations have been featured in the New York Times and the Washington Post and in many books, including Brave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World and A Library. She also designed the 2022 US postage stamp for Kwanzaa.