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1) Underground
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"A stellar introduction to the Underground Railroad, narrated by a group of slaves. Readers experience the fugitives' escape, their long nighttime journey punctuated by meetings with friends and enemies, and their final glorious arrival in a place of freedom."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books, a division of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Frederick Douglass was a self-educated slave in the South who grew up to become an icon. He was a leader of the abolitionist movement, a celebrated writer, an esteemed speaker, and a social reformer, proving that, as he said, "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of abolitionist John Brown and the raid he led on the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in 1859, exploring his religious fanaticism and belief in "righteous violence,"--and committment to domestic terrorism.
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