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Narrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, by Frederick Douglass, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars
• Biographies...
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English
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John Brown is a lightning rod of history. Yet he is poorly understood and most commonly described in stereotypes - as a madman, martyr, or enigma. Not until Patriotic Treason has a biography or history brought him so fully to life, in scintillating prose and moving detail, making his life and legacy-and the staggering sacrifices he made for his ideals-fascinatingly relevant to today's issues of social justice and to defining the line between activism...
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Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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A vibrantly illustrated story of how former slave Isabella Baumfree transformed herself into the preacher and orator Sojourner Truth, one of the most inspiring and important figures of the abolitionist and women's rights movements.
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HighBridge Audio
Pub. Date
p2012
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Unabridged.
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9 sound discs (10 3/4 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Chronicles the life of a former slave to James and Dolley Madison, tracing his early years on their plantation, his service in the White House household staff and post-emancipation achievements as a memoirist.
7) John Brown, abolitionist: the man who killed slavery, sparked the Civil War, and seeded civil rights
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
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x, 578 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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Maryland Public Television
Pub. Date
[2022]
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Becoming Frederick Douglass is the inspiring story of how a man born into slavery became one of the most prominent statesmen and influential voices for democracy in American history. Born in 1818 on Maryland's Eastern Shore, he escaped from slavery in 1838 and went on to become the most well-known leader of the abolitionist movement.
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Holiday House
Pub. Date
c1994.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations map. ; 21 x 26 cm.
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English
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An introduction to the life of the woman born into slavery who became a well-known abolitionist and crusader for the rights of African Americans in the United States.
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm.
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English
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Presents a biography of the woman who was born a slave with no status and became one of the most powerful voices in the abolitionist movement.
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English
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"Sojourner Truth, born Isabella Baumfree, was one of the most important leaders in the anti-slavery movement. Before she fought for freedom and changed American history, she was a young enslaved girl who wanted a better life for herself and for all Black people. She overcame many incredible challenges as she bravely stood up for equality and justice. This chapter book for young readers explores how Sojourner escaped slavery to become one of America's...
13) Freedom river
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Publisher
Jump at the Sun
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 24 x 26 cm.
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English
Description
Describes an incident in the life of John Parker, an ex-slave who became a successful businessman in Ripley, Ohio, and who repeatedly risked his life to help other slaves escape to freedom.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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Coretta Scott King Honor winner Bolden sheds light on new research and interpretations of one of America's most influential African Americans. She focuses on Douglass the man rather than the historical icon. In chronicling his shortcomings and the low points in his life as well as his victories, Bolden creates a portrait of this relentless warrior as a speaker, a once-enslaved abolitionist, but most importantly, as a human being.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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No one thought Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass would ever become friends. The former slave and the outspoken woman came from two different worlds. But they shared deep-seated beliefs in equality and the need to fight for it. Despite naysayers, hecklers, and even arsonists, Susan and Frederick became fast friends and worked together to change America.
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Publisher
Rosen Central Primary Source
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Primary source documents breakdown the events that led to the Sojourner Truth's speech that stands as an inspiration for justice and equal rights today.
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Language
English
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"Harriet Tubman is best known as one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad. As a leading abolitionist, her bravery and selflessness has inspired generations in the continuing struggle for civil rights. Now, National Book Award nominee Erica Armstrong Dunbar presents a fresh take on this American icon blending traditional biography, illustrations, photos, and engaging sidebars that illuminate the life of Tubman as never before....
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