During the crossing to Africa, Jessie tries to learn as much about the ship and the way things are done there as he can. After he is captured, he is taken to the ship 'The Moonlight', a slaver. One evening while he is walking home, Jessie is kidnapped. Jessie Bollier lives in the area with his mother and sister.
In the rain, drunken riverboat workers and slaves alike are celebrating. It is the beginning of 1840 in New Orleans. The book received the Newbery Medal in 1974. There he is forced to play the fife in order to keep the other slaves dancing, and thus strong when they arrive at their destination. Jessie is captured from his New Orleans home and brought to an American ship. It tells the story of a thirteen-year-old boy, Jessie Bollier, who is put in a position which allows him to see the African slave trade in person. The book not only includes a historical account, but it also touches upon the emotional conflicts felt by those involved in transporting the slaves from Africa to other parts of the world. It tells the story of a boy called Jessie Bollier who witnessed first-hand the savagery of the Atlantic slave trade. |1 .The Slave Dancer is a historical novel written by Paula Fox and published in 1973. |a Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa-bound ship, a thirteen-year-old boy discovers to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the exercise periods of the human cargo.
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