The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch

by Don Tate, Chris Barton

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John Roy Lynch spent most of his childhood as a slave in Mississippi, but all of that changed with the Emancipation Proclamation. Suddenly people like John Roy could have paying jobs and attend school. While many people in the South were unhappy with the social change, John Roy thrived in the new era. He was appointed to serve as justice of the peace and was eventually elected into the United States Congress.This biography, with its informative backmatter and splendid illustrations, gives readers an in-depth look at the Reconstruction period through the life of one of the fi rst African-American congressmen.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780802853790
ISBN10	080285379X
Series/Work	OL20000134W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

African American legislators African American politicians African americans, biography African americans, biography, juvenile literature Biography Juvenile literature Legislators Legislators, united states Mississippi, history Politicians Politics and government Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) United States United states, biography, juvenile literature United States. Congress. House United states, congress, senate, biography United states, politics and government United states, politics and government, juvenile literature

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