Each spread tells about a step of their journey through a poem in the first person perspective. The pair travel north from Maryland to New Bedford, Massachusetts along the Underground Railroad. It’s the 1850s and enslaved siblings Jeb and Mattie are about the make a break for freedom. VOICES FROM THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD by Kay Winters Illustrated by Larry Day In this biography for 8-11 year olds, learn all about Harriet Tubman’s fascinating life, the hardships she endured, her visions, the people she helped and rescued, the battles she fought, and how this American icon of justice and strength continues to inspire so many people today. HARRIET TUBMAN (DK Life Stories series) by Kitson Jazynka Harriet Tubman’s heroic and pivotal role in the fight against slavery is the subject of the fourteenth picture book in this New York Times bestselling biography series I AM HARRIET TUBMAN by Brad Meltzer, Christopher Eliopoulos As Whitehead brilliantly re-creates the terrors of the antebellum era, he weaves in the saga of our nation, from the brutal abduction of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day. And so when Caesar, a slave who has recently arrived from Virginia, urges her to join him on the Underground Railroad, she seizes the opportunity and escapes with him. An outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is on the cusp of womanhood-where greater pain awaits. Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionĬora is a young slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia.THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: A NOVEL by Colson Whitehead It is a timeless testament to the power we all have to challenge systems that oppress us. This edition, with a powerful introduction by Ta-Nehisi Coates, highlights the remarkable creativity, resilience, and determination demonstrated by those trying to subvert bondage. The Underground Railroad Records is an archive of primary documents that trace the narrative arc of the greatest, most successful campaign of civil disobedience in American history. He also meticulously collected the letters, biographical sketches, arrival memos, and ransom notes of the escapees. MillsĪs a conductor for the Underground Railroad-the covert resistance network created to aid and protect slaves seeking freedom-William Still helped as many as eight hundred people escape enslavement. THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD RECORDS: NARRATING THE HARDSHIPS, HAIRBREADTH ESCAPES, AND DEATH STRUGGLES OF SLAVES IN THEIR EFFORTS FOR FREEDOM by William Still, Introduction by Ta-Nehisi Coates, edited by Quincy T. The essential, “richly researched”* biography of Harriet Tubman, revealing a complex woman who “led a remarkable life, one that her race, her sex, and her origins make all the more extraordinary” (*The New York Times Book Review). Integrating extensive research and interviews with scholars and historians into a rich and mesmerizing chronicle, Lowry brings an American hero to life as never before.īOUND FOR THE PROMISED LAND: HARRIET TUBMAN: PORTRAIT OF AN AMERICAN HERO by Kate Clifford Larson ![]() We travel with Tubman on slave-freeing raids in the heart of the Confederacy, along the treacherous route of the Underground Railroad, and onto the battlefields of the Civil War. In Harriet Tubman, Lowry creates a portrait enriched with lively imagined vignettes that transform the legendary icon into flesh and blood. HARRIET TUBMAN: IMAGINING A LIFE by Beverly Lowry ![]() ![]() To satisfy current interest in Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad we have curated the following books for adults and young readers alike. It offers a new generation the chance to honor the abolitionist who led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad. Harriet, the new movie based on the inspirational life of the iconic freedom fighter Harriet Tubman, is in theaters nationwide and has been receiving a lot of attention.
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