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The story of Harriet Tubman

conductor of the underground railroad
1997
A biography of the African-American woman who escaped from slavery, led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad, aided Northern troops during the Civil War, and worked for women's suffrage.

Harriet Tubman

the life of an African-American abolitionist
2005
Examines the life of Harriet Tubman, an escaped slave who risked her freedom to help other slaves along the Underground Railroad. Presented in graphic novel form.

Caleb's choice

1996
While living in Texas in 1858, fourteen-year-old Caleb faces a dilemma in deciding whether or not to assist fugitive slaves in their run for freedom.

Come morning

1995
Twelve-year-old Freedom, the son of a freed slave living in Delaware in the early 1850s, takes over his father's work in the Underground Railroad when his father disappears.

Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the sky

1992
With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the steps escaping slaves took on the Underground Railroad in order to reunite with her younger brother.

Slavery and the Underground Railroad

bound for freedom
2004
Illustrations and easy-to-follow text introduce students to the Underground Railroad, discussing how it was formed, what it was, and how it helped free slaves during the Civil War.

Minty

a story of young Harriet Tubman
1996
Young Harriet Tubman, whose childhood name was Minty, dreams of escaping slavery on the Brodas plantation in the late 1820s.

Young Harriet Tubman

freedom fighter
1992
A biography of the African-American woman who helped over 300 slaves escape through the Underground Railroad and was never caught herself.
Cover image of Young Harriet Tubman

Jayhawker

1995
In the early years of the Civil War, teenage Kansas farm boy Lije Tulley becomes a Jayhawker, an abolitionist raider freeing slaves from the neighboring state of Missouri, and then goes undercover there as a spy.
Cover image of Jayhawker

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