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Philip Reid saves the statue of freedom

Philip Reid was an enslaved African American who volunteered to work with the delicate plaster mold needed to create Freedom, the statue that stands atop the capital building in Washington, D.C.

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Main Authors:	Lapham, Steven Sellers (Author), Walton, Eugene (Author)
Other Authors:	Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Reid, Philip, > approximately 1820-1892 > Anecdotes > Juvenile nonfiction. Crawford, Thomas, > 1813 or 1814-1857. > Freedom > Anecdotes > Juvenile nonfiction. Foundry workers > United States > Anecdotes > Juvenile nonfiction. African Americans > Anecdotes > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Philip Reid was an enslaved African American who volunteered to work with the delicate plaster mold needed to create Freedom, the statue that stands atop the capital building in Washington, D.C.
Physical Description:	36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN:	9781585368198 1585368199