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"Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court--and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and traveled, inspiring everyone she met...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
138 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
When, in 1879, a bust in his likeness was placed at the University of Rochester, Frederick Douglass wrote: "Incidents of this character do much amaze me. It is not, however, the height to which I have risen, but the depth from which I have come that amazes me." This biography tells the story of his ascent from slavery.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Born into slavery, Douglass became an eloquent spokesperson for both black's and women's rights. During and after the Civil War, Douglass became a confidant of presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Douglass also argued for African Americans to be allowed to join the Union army in the fight for their own freedom.
11) Sojourner Truth
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
39 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the former slave who dedicated her life to achieving equal rights for women and blacks.
12) Harriet Tubman
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated exploration of the life of Harriet Tubman that covers her childhood, experiences as a slave, escape to freedom, work on the Underground Railroad, antislavery activism, and other topics.
16) Freedom river
Author
Publisher
Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, map ; 23 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes an incident in the life of John Parker, an ex-slave who became a successful businessman in Ripley, Ohio, and who repeatedly risked his life to help other slaves escape to freedom.
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
80 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Explores the childhood, character, and influential events that shaped the life of this former slave who went on to become an abolitionist and advisor to Abraham Lincoln.
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