Alec was a slave who wanted to be free. Ms. Josephine, one of his masters and three years older than him, told Alic if he wanted to be free he needed to learn to read. Ms. Josephine taught him to read and when Alec was old enough he couragously fights in the Civil War and obtained his freedom.
Author
Pitts-Walter, Mildred
Publisher
University Press of New England
Illustrator
Larry Johnson
ISBN
0-916718-20-4
City of Publication
Lebanon, NH
Year of Publication
2004
Author of Abstract
Abstract provided by Eliza Kroger, 2006
Citation
Pitts-Walter, Mildred, “Alec's primer,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed September 22, 2023, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13692.
Valerie A. Ubbes, PhD, MCHES®
