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Philip Reid saves the statue of freedom /

Philip Reid was an enslaved African American who volunteered to work with the delicate plaster mold needed to create Freedom, the statue that stands atop the capital building in Washington, D.C.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lapham, Steven Sellers (Author), Walton, Eugene (Author)
Other Authors: Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Reid, Philip, > approximately 1820-1892 > Anecdotes > Juvenile literature.
Crawford, Thomas, > 1813 or 1814-1857. > Freedom > Anecdotes > Juvenile literature.
Foundry workers > United States > Anecdotes > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Anecdotes > Juvenile literature.
Reid, Philip, > approximately 1820-1892.
Crawford, Thomas, > 1813 or 1814-1857. > Freedom.
Foundry workers.
Slaves.
African Americans > Biography.
Description
Summary:Philip Reid was an enslaved African American who volunteered to work with the delicate plaster mold needed to create Freedom, the statue that stands atop the capital building in Washington, D.C.
Physical Description:36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN:9781585368198
1585368199