The Old African
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 First edition cover of The Old African | |
| Author | Julius Lester |
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| Illustrator | Jerry Pinkney |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature, picture book, US folklore |
| Published | 2005 (Dial Press) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 79 |
| ISBN | 9780803725645 |
| OCLC | 53375920 |
The Old African is a 2005 book by Julius Lester and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. It is based on an incident at Igbo Landing and is about Jaja, a slave who leads a group of plantation slaves back to Africa by walking into the ocean.
