antislavery movements

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antislavery movements

The agitators

three friends who fought for abolition and women's rights
"Chronicles the revolutionary activities of Harriet Tubman, Frances Seward, and Martha Wright--friends and neighbors in Auburn, New York--discussing their vital roles in the Underground Railroad, abolition, and the early women's rights movement"--OCLC.

The raid on Harpers Ferry

2018
Chronicles the events surrounding the October 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, in which abolitionist John Brown led twenty-two men in a violent rebellion against slavery, and discusses how the raid deepened the divide between the North and the South.
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Frederick Douglass

2019
A biography of African American abolitionist, Frederick Douglass.

Frederick Douglass

voice for justice, voice for freedom
"A biography of Frederick Douglass covering his origins as a slave and journey to becoming an abolitionist leader"--Provided by publisher.

Frederick Douglass

2020
"After enduring years as a slave, Frederick Douglass escaped to freedom as a young man and made it his mission to work toward emancipation for all. He became a renowned orator, an inspiring writer, and above all, a champion for equal rights. This book will present his life story, full ofchallenges and successes, and the legacy that has lived on long after he died"--Provided by publisher.

The crooked path to abolition

Abraham Lincoln and the antislavery Constitution
"[The author] uncovers Abraham Lincoln's strategy for abolishing slavery in this history of the sectional crisis and Civil War"--Provided by publisher.

William Still and his freedom stories

the father of the Underground Railroad
2020
A picture book biography that looks at the life African-American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, writer, historian and civil rights activist William Still.
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This noble woman

Myrtilla Miner and her fight to establish a school for African American girls in the slaveholding South
2018
Looks at the life of American educator and abolitionist, Myrtilla Miner who opened the "School for Colored Girls" in 1851.

The life of Harriet Tubman

"This book for elementary readers outlines key dates throughout this change maker's life. Full-color photographs and a timeline depict each step in the road to change, from Harriet Tubman's early life in slavery to her work liberating slaves as a famous conductor of the Underground Railroad. A glossary, further resources, and an index are included"--.

When it was grand

the radical Republican history of the Civil War
2020
"A history of antiracist and abolitionist activism in the Civil War-era Republican Party"--.

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