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1) The story of Frederick Douglass, voice of freedom

Author

Weiner, Eric

Series

Famous lives
Dell yearling biography

Language

English

2) Sojourner Truth: ain't I a woman?

Author

McKissack, Pat

Series

Coretta Scott King Book Award Honor

Publisher

Scholastic

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights.

3) Writing for freedom: a story about Lydia Maria Child

Author

Stux, Erica

Series

Creative Minds Biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

[2007]

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the woman who risked her success in the male-dominated literary world of nineteenth-century America to become a passionate advocate for the abolition of slavery.

4) Sojourner Truth: a voice for freedom

Author

McKissack, Pat

Series

Great African Americans

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Language

English

Description

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Describes the life of the anti-slavery and women's rights activist, from her beginnings in slavery to her tireless campaign for the rights and welfare of the freedmen.

5) Facing Frederick: the life of Frederick Douglass, a monumental American man

Author

Bolden, Tonya

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Description

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"Coretta Scott King Honor winner Bolden sheds light on new research and interpretations of one of America's most influential African Americans, focusing on Douglass the man rather than the historical icon. Full color and archival images." --

6) A picture book of Frederick Douglass

Author

Adler, David A

Series

Picture Book Biography

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1993]

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.

7) John Brown, a cry for freedom

Author

Graham, Lorenz

Publisher

Crowell

Pub. Date

[1980]

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the controversial abolitionist who played a rolein the northward movement of runaway slaves and led the raid onHapers Ferry.

8) Lucretia Mott

Author

DeAngelis, Gina

Series

Women of achievement

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

9) John Brown: [abolitionist]

Author

Brackett, Virginia

Series

Famous figures of the Civil War era

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

2001.

Language

English

10) Young Frederick Douglass: the slave who learned to read

Author

Walvoord, Linda

Publisher

A. Whitman

Pub. Date

1994.

Language

English

11) Sojourner Truth

Author

Spinale, Laura

Series

Journey to Freedom

Publisher

Child's World

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the former slave who dedicated her life to achieving equal rights for women and blacks.

12) Walking the road to freedom: a story about Sojourner Truth

Author

Ferris, Jeri

Series

Carolrhoda creative minds book
Creative Minds Biography

Publisher

Carolhoda Books

Pub. Date

1988.

Language

English

Description

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Traces the life of the Black woman orator who spoke out againstslavery throughout New England and the Midwest.

13) Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?

Author

Rau, Dana Meachen

Series

Who was ?
Who Was?

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Description

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"Examines the life of the nineteenth-century author famous for the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which denounced slavery and intensified the disagreement between the North and South." --

14) Frederick Douglass: from slave to statesman

Publisher

PowerKids Press

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the runaway slave who became an abolitionist, an orator and writer, and a crusader for women's rights.

15) Frederick Douglass fights for freedom

Author

Davidson, Margaret

Publisher

Four Winds Press

Pub. Date

[1970]

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the anti-slavery movement of the early 19th century.

16) Friends for freedom: the Story of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass

Author

Slade, Suzanne

Publisher

Charlesbridge

Pub. Date

[2014]

Language

English

Description

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Discusses how a former slave and an outspoken woman, who came from two different worlds, shared deep-seated beliefs in equality and the need to fight for it.

17) Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Beecher preachers

Author

Fritz, Jean

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

[1994]

Language

English

18) Harriet Beecher Stowe

Author

Bland, Celia

Series

Junior world biographies

Publisher

Chelsea Juniors

Pub. Date

[1993]

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the nineteenth-century author famous for the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" which denounced slavery and intensified the disagreement between the North and South.