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Genealogy and local history volume LH13561
Language
English
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I was brought up in [Kentucky]. Or, more correctly speaking, I was flogged up; for where I should have received moral, mental, and religious instruction I received stripes without number, the object of which was to degrade and keep me in subordination. I have been dragged down to the lowest depths of human degradation and wretchedness, by Slaveholders.-Henry Bibb. First published in 1849 and long unavailable, this remarkable narrative records the...
Author
Series
Genealogy and local history volume LH13556
Language
English
Description
Fifty Years in Chains: Or, the Life of an American Slave (1859) was an abridged and unauthorized reprint of the earlier Slavery in the United States (1836). In the narratives, Ball describes his experiences as a slave, including the uncertainty of slave life and the ways in which the slaves are forced to suffer inhumane conditions. He recounts the qualities of his various masters and the ways in which his fortune depended on their temperament. As...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
Description
"The founding of America was not accomplished by a handful of people; it required the heart, soul, and grit of an entire nation. Today, we rightfully honor the efforts of the Founding Fathers, but what about everyone else who sacrificed for the cause? Introducing 'Forgotten Founders', the inspiring book of stories about the heroic women, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, and others who played pivotal roles in America's birth. Make no...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
1320L
Language
English
Description
Born a slave in Virginia in 1856, Booker T. Washington rose in prominence to become black America's foremost spokesman. This is the dramatic autobiographical account of Washington's struggle to succeed and prosper in a country that refused to acknowledge his existence. From his fight for an education to his founding of the world-renowned Tuskegee Institute, Up From Slavery is one of the most significant and defining works in American literature.
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Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of Harriet Tubman, who escaped to the North in 1849 from Maryland and who returned to the South several times to lead over three hundred slaves to freedom and discusses her work during the Civil War as a nurse, cook, scout, and spy for the Union army.
11) Harriet Tubman
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Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
350L
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life and work of Harriet Tubman, who helped free slaves through the Underground Railroad and continued helping freed slaves after the Civil War.
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
Examines the friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and her dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckley, who offered Mrs. Lincoln support during her years in the White House and after Lincoln's assassination, and explores how Elizabeth's revelations impacted the nation's impressions of Mary.
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