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The Slave Dancer

by Paula Fox

136 pages · 1999

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Jessie often wanders the docks of New Orleans, playing his fife to make a few extra coins. One day, he is abducted and taken aboard a slave ship. As part of a cruel exercise routine to keep his human cargo in shape, the ship's brutal captain forces Jessie to play his fife while the slaves "dance".

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