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Author
Language
English
Description
"The definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African-American of the nineteenth century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest orator of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of the era. As a young man Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) escaped from slavery in Baltimore, Maryland. He was fortunate to have been taught to read by his slave owner mistress, and he would go on to become one of the major...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2010
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.
46) The Amistad
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Provides a brief history of the captured and enslaved Africans who mutinied to protect themselves and the legal battle that ensued in the United States over their guilt or freedom.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Co
Pub. Date
2010
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.
50) Harriet Tubman
Author
Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
Description
Details Harriet Tubman's life, experiences, and efforts to aid slaves in escaping to the North, as well as her assistance to the Union cause during the Civil War.
Series
Underground volume 2
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Underground tells the story of American heroes and their harrowing journey from slavery to freedom, with the legendary Harriot Tubman blazing the trail.
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
�2012
Language
English
Description
Introduces readers to the history of slavery and explores the moral and economic reasons this issue was so inflammatory between the Northern and Southern states. Also covers the abolition movement and political developments such as Bleeding Kansas and the US Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision.
Author
Publisher
Knowledge Products
Pub. Date
p1985
Language
English
Description
The 1st work discusses Thoreau's arguments for civil disobedience based on the idea that no law should require blind obedience. The 2nd work compares Garrison's views on abolitionism with other comtemporary movements concerning slavery.