Jr. graphic African-American history

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Nat Turner and slave life on a southern plantation

Brief biography profiling the life and achievements of Nat Turner, a slave and prophet who led a revolt against slave owners in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831.

The middle passage and the revolt on the Amistad

Presents a graphic adaptation of the story of the revolt onboard the slave ship Amistad in 1839, detailing the path of the ship from Africa to the United States, the trial of the Africans that was brought to the Supreme Court, and the aftermath.

Black Civil War soldiers

the 54th Massachusetts Regiment
Briefly presents, in graphic novel format, the story of the African American soldiers in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.

Frederick Douglass and the abolitionist movement

Briefly presents, in graphic novel format, the story of Frederick Douglass.

Black Civil War soldiers

the 54th Massachusetts Regiment
2014
Briefly presents, in graphic novel format, the story of the African American soldiers in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.

Frederick Douglass and the abolitionist movement

2014
Readers will follow the life of one of the greatest orators and writers of the abolitionist movement. Douglass was a man who believed in the equality of all people. The graphica format will keep readers entertained while a timeline and brief biographical key enrich the text.

Harriet Tubman

conductor of the Underground Railroad
2014
Briefly presents, in graphic novel format, the story of Harriet Tubman.

Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre

Depicts the life of Crispus Attucks, an important figure in African American history, from slavery, to working as a whaler and rope-maker, to his death. Includes descriptions of several other African Americans who played important roles in the American Revolution.

Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre

2014
Presents in graphic novel format the life of Crispus Attucks, a former slave who died in the Boston Massacre, a fight between the British and American colonists that occurred before the American Revolution.
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