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Uncle Tom's cabin, or, Life among the lowly

The story of American slavery and Uncle Tom, an African-American man who never lost his dignity under the most inhumane circumstances.

A picture book of Harriet Tubman

2012
Biography of the African-American woman who escaped from slavery to become famous as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Juneteenth for Mazie

Little Mazie wants the freedom to stay up late, but her father explains what freedom really means in the story of Juneteenth, and how her ancestors celebrated their true freedom.

Almost to freedom

Tells the story of a young girl's dramatic escape from slavery via the Underground Railroad, from the perspective of her beloved rag doll.

Africa is my home

a child of the Amistad
Tells the story of nine-year-old Magulu, indentured by her father in exchange for rice, then captured by slavers and sent to America aboard the Amistad, and finally returned home to Africa.

Slavery in colonial America

2018
"Slaves replaced indentured servants as a source of cheap labor in all of the colonies early in the seventeenth century. Slavery was first legalized in Massachusetts. However, economics soon made slavery unnecessary in the North while increasing demand for it in the South"--Provided by publisher.

Under a painted sky

"In 1845, Sammy, a Chinese American girl, and Annamae, an African American slave girl, disguise themselves as boys and travel on the Oregon Trail to California from Missouri"--Provided by publisher.

Henry's freedom box

A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.

Summer in Savannah

It's summertime! Ana & Andrew travel to visit their grandparents in Savannah, Georgia. While they are there, they learn that Grandma and Grandpa's church was built by slaves. With some help from an unusual source!.

There's a dead person following my sister around

Eleven-year-old Ted becomes concerned and intrigued when his five-year-old sister Vicki begins receiving visits from two female ghosts.

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