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Author
Series
Grassland trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Six young friends, tortured by the Spears and forced to work as slaves in the harsh fields of Grassland, vow to escape to find the freedom that was stolen from them long ago, and their opportunity arises when Outsiders come and wage war against the Spears.
3) Nightjohn
Author
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Sarny's brutal life as a slave becomes even more dangerous when a newly arrived slave offers to teach her how to read.
Author
Series
Grassland trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
After tasting freedom, the former slaves are soon back under the control of the menacing Spears, and this time Corki and Pippa are separated as Corki, in training to be a Spear, seeks a way to work within the system to gain freedom for himself and his friends.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Shows how to find, evaluate, organize and use evidence on key topics about slavery and the slave trade, such as the triangular trade across the Atlantic, attitudes to slavery and conditions on plantations, and the abolition of slavery. There are extensive references to types of sources, including primary source documents like slave ownership records, eyewitness accounts, and photographs, and a range of completed examples and graphic organizers, including...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
From the early days of the antislavery movement, when political action by women was frowned upon, British and American women were tireless and uncompromising campaigners. Without their efforts, emancipation would have taken much longer. And the commitment of today's women, who fight against human trafficking and child slavery, descends directly from that of the early female activists. Speak a Word for Freedom: Women against Slavery tells the story...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about the Underground Railroad and Black Americans' struggle for freedom. Perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales. Before the Civil War, there was a crack team of abolitionists who used quilts and signal lanterns to guide enslaved people to freedom. RIGHT? WRONG! The truth is, the Underground Railroad wasn't very organized, and most freedom seekers were on their own. With a...
11) Freewater
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
After fleeing the plantation where they were enslaved, siblings Ada and Homer discover the secret community of Freewater, and work with freeborn Sanzi to protect their new home from the encroaching dangers of the outside world.
13) Freedom bird
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In the antebellum South, two siblings shelter a large, mysterious, wounded bird and eventually follow it west toward freedom.
15) The bell rang
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A slave family is distressed when they discover their son Ben has run away.
16) Build a house
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Publisher Annotation: As an acclaimed musician, singer, songwriter, and cofounder of the traditional African American string band the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rhiannon Giddens has long used her art to mine America’s musical past and manifest its future, passionately recovering lost voices and reconstructing a nation’s musical heritage. Written as a song to commemorate the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth-which was originally performed with famed...
19) Show way
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The making of "Show ways," or quilts which once served as secret maps for freedom-seeking slaves, is a tradition passed from mother to daughter in the author's family.
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