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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Presents the remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through daring, determination, and disguise, with Ellen passing as a wealthy, disabled white man and William posing as "his" slave.
In December 1848, a young enslaved couple named Ellen and William Craft traveled openly by rail, coach and steamship from Macon, Georgia, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ellen, who passed for white, disguised herself as a wealthy disabled...
5) Freedom by any means: con games, voodoo schemes, true love and lawsuits on the Underground Railroad
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 305 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The story of William Still, an unknown abolitionist who dedicated his life to managing a critical section of the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia--the free state directly north of the Mason-Dixon line--helping hundreds of people escape from slavery"--
Author
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
"In 1848 William and Ellen Craft made one of the most daring and remarkable escapes in the history of slavery in America. With fair-skinned Ellen in the guise of a white male planter and William posing as her servant, the Crafts traveled by rail and ship - in plain sight and relative luxury - from bondage in Macon, Georgia, to freedom first in Philadelphia, then Boston, and ultimately England." "This edition of their thrilling story faithfully follows...
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 40 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Robert Smalls was a true American patriot. Despite the burdens America laid upon him, he loved our country. He believed in the "inherent justice" of American democracy and in the principles espoused in the Declaration of Independence"--Afterword.
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Harriet Robinson Scott was an enslaved woman who fought for her right to freedom. Harriet and her husband, Dred Scott, sued their slaveholder. They brought their case all the way to the US Supreme Court. Harriet Robinson Scott: From the Frontier to Freedom explores Harriet's life and legacy"--Publisher's website.
Author
Series
Contributions in Afro-American and African studies volume no. 199
Publisher
Praeger
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
xviii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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