{"product_id":"day-of-tears-coretta-scott-king-author-honor-title-2","title":"Day of Tears (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)","description":"The Coretta Scott King Author Award-winning historical fiction masterpiece, in paperback for the first time!\n\nOn March 2 and 3, 1859, the largest auction of slaves in American history took place in Savannah, Georgia. More than 400 slaves were sold. On the first day of the auction, the skies darkened and torrential rain began falling. The rain continued throughout the two days, stopping only when the auction had ended. The simultaneity of the rain storm with the auction led to these two days being called \"the weeping time.\" Master storyteller Julius Lester has taken this footnote of history and created the crowning achievement of his literary career.\n\nJulius Lester tells the story of several characters including Emma, a slave owned by Pierce Butler and caretaker of his two daughters, and Pierce, a man with a mounting gambling debt and household to protect. Emma wants to teach his daughters-one who opposes slavery and one who supports it-to have kind hearts. Meanwhile, in a desperate bid to survive, Pierce decides to cash in his \"assets\" and host the largest slave auction in American history. And on that day, the skies open up and weep endlessly on the proceedings below.\n\nUsing the multiple voices of enslaved Africans and their owners, Julius Lester has taken a little-known, all-true event in American history and transformed it into a heartbreaking and powerfully dramatic epic on slavery, and the struggle to affirm humanity in the midst of it.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1423104099\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1423104099.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Lester, Julius\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47251423559857,"sku":"RDV.1423104099.VG","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/1423104099-0_467a317e-94a3-4527-be5e-584dbc4a4842.jpg?v=1777573714","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/day-of-tears-coretta-scott-king-author-honor-title-2","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}