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If You Lived When There Was Slavery In America By Anne Kamma / Scholastic Trade Learn what life was like If you Lived When There was Slavery in America. Short, engaging question-and-answer chapters and stylized illustrations show how hard slaves were made to work, what life was like in the quarters, how you could learn to read, the punishments given out, what passes were, what games children played, what the underground railroad was, and more. 63 pages, softcover. Grades 3-5+. |
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Escape from Slavery: Five Journeys to Freedom By Doreen Rappaport / HarperCollins Eliza and her baby, running across the ice. Selena and Cornelia Jackson, masquerading as boys. Henry Box Brown, shipping himself north in a wooden crate. Jane Johnson, risking everything to testify against her former owner in court. Ellen Craft, posing as her husband's owner. Escaping from slavery against overwhelming odds, these people were helped by courage, ingenuity, and the informal network known as the Underground Railroad. Here are their gripping stories, told by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Charles Lilly, and accompanied by information about slave laws of the era, key Underground Railroad leaders, and a bibliography. Recommended for ages 9 to 12. |
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My America: Freedom's Wings, Corey's Underground Railroad Diary, Book One By Scholastic Trade In Book One of his diary, Corey Birdsong's fate changes when his father flees the Kentucky plantation where they are slaves. Now Corey and his mother must head towards freedom, too, along the Underground Railroad. |
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