Bibliograph

Passing for white, Tanya Landman

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Passing for white, Tanya Landman

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Passing for white

Responsibility statement

Tanya Landman

Summary

It's 1848 in the Deep South of America. Rosa is a slave but her owner is also her father and her fair skin means she can 'pass for white'. With the help of her husband Benjamin, she disguises herself as a young southern gentleman - and Benjamin's master. In this guise, the couple flee the South, explaining away their lack of literacy, avoiding those they have encountered before and holding their nerve over a thousand miles to freedom. Inspired by the amazing true story of Ellen Craft who escaped a life of slavery through a daring disguise and won freedom for herself and her husband

Target audience

adolescent

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