Slave Hunt

Download or read book A Mulatto Slave written by Denise I. Griggs and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story is an introduction to young teens about family and slavery in America. It is written in the style of the Writer's Federal Project (WPA) of the 1930's, when former American slaves were interviewed. Peter Hunt, was a Mulatto young man, born of a slave owner and his slave. His mother was named America. Ironically, they were enslaved on a plantation in a town named Liberty.Peter Hunt's life is examined from oral family history, and the historical documents of the political, cultural, and economic times of slavery in American history. After their Emancipation by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, Peter Hunt enlisted in the Union Army's newly formed United States Colored Troops (USCT) during the Civil War. This story of Peter Hunt is a "must read" for teens, so that they may know and understand that life isn't always what it appears to be.