Jalani and the Lock
Lorenzo Pace
Library Binding
(Powerplus, Jan. 16, 2001)
In this story based on true events, Jalani, a freed slave, gives the lock that held him in chains to his eldest child as a symbol of his enslavement. Includes information about African Burial Ground Memorial Sculpture in New York City created by Jalani's descendent, Lorenzo Pace.In this story based on true events, Jalani, a freed slave, gives the lock that held him in chains to his eldest child as a symbol of his enslavement; includes information about African Burial Ground Memorial Sculpture in New York City.