Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters

By Patricia McKissack

Subjects: Christmas, fiction, Juvenile literature, Plantation life, African americans, fiction, Slavery, fiction, Christmas, Virginia, fiction, Slavery, Manners and customs, New York Times reviewed, Children's fiction, Coretta Scott King Award, Social life and customs, Social conditions, Slaves, History

Description: 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.