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mrsbond's review against another edition
4.0
Bible stories told in a way that uplifts the African-Americans in America during the years of slavery. Told by a freed man to his daughter. Illustrations are beautifully done.
heatherdmoore's review against another edition
5.0
Read aloud with my 13 year old. This was a random find at a used library sale, and we loved it so much. Let My People Go is a beautiful mix of history, culture, and biblical storytelling as told by a free man of color (pre-13th Amendment), and it has such a unique spin from any other book of bible stories. It would pair perfectly alongside a US pre-Civil War history study, but honestly would be great at any time.
crankylibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
McKissck recounts familiar Jewish Bible stories from the perspective of 19th century African Americans. In the cadence of southern black speech, the narrator compares Esther to a light skinned African American woman who rescues a group of slaves; Joseph to a slave boy who forgives the betrayal which causedhim to be sold away from his family; and of course Moses to the black American slaves demanding their own freedom. As an African American Jewish mother this book has always had a very powerful meaning for me, right up there with Alvin Ailey's "Revelations"
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