SuitabookSkilled work under enslavement
Philip Reid is described as an enslaved person whose knowledge of plaster and metal became important to the statue project.
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Steven Sellers Lapham - Author
A history-rich picture-book biography about Philip Reid’s craftsmanship, enslavement and contribution to the Statue of Freedom. It brings an overlooked African American figure into the story of a prominent American landmark.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA history-rich picture-book biography about Philip Reid’s craftsmanship, enslavement and contribution to the Statue of Freedom. It brings an overlooked African American figure into the story of a prominent American landmark.
Philip Reid is described as an enslaved person whose knowledge of plaster and metal became important to the statue project.
The biography centres a little-known African American contributor to the Statue of Freedom, a prominent national monument.
Pay particular attention to discrimination or prejudice.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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