Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters
First published 1994
About this book
Describes the customs, recipes, poems, and songs used to celebrate Christmas in the big plantation houses and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War.
Subjects
HistoryJuvenile literatureSocial life and customsSlavesChristmasPlantation lifeSocial conditionsSlaveryCoretta Scott King AwardManners and customsNew York Times reviewedChildren's fictionChristmas, fictionSlavery, fictionVirginia, fictionAfrican americans, fiction