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[2019]., Bloomsbury Publishing Call No: 305.48 Hil Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Presents a narrative in verse of the history of black women facing chains and incarceration, from the life of Harriet Tubman up to the tragic suicide of Sandra Bland in prison in 2015, highlighting the unique experience black women have faced in America throughout its history, from slavery to the Jim Crow era and up to the modern Black Lives Matter movement.
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c2003., Juvenile, Barnes & Noble Books Call No: B TUB Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History maker bios.
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c2004., Little, Brown Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles the life of Harriet Tubman, describing the many different roles she played throughout her life, including thief, slave, trickster, abolitionist, and African-American leader.
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2019., Aladdin Call No: B JUDGE Edition: Young readers edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Explores the life of Ona Judge, one of George and Martha Washington's slaves, who escaped after the Washingtons moved to Philadelphia--the nation's capital at the time--and she began interacting with the city's free black population. Discusses the lengths the Washingtons went to in order to recapture Ona afterwards.
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-- Life and times of Harriet Tubman2019., 37 Ink/ Simon & Schuster Call No: HI-INT B TUB Edition: First 37 Ink/Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "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. Not only did Tubman help liberate hundreds of slaves, she was the first woman to lead an armed expedition during the Civil War, worked as a spy for the Union Army, was a fierce suffragist, and was an advocate for the aged. She Came to Slay reveals the many complexities and varied accomplishments of one of our nation's true heroes and offers an accessible and modern interpretation of Tubman's life that is both informative and engaging."--
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-- Life and times of Harriet Tubman2019., 37 Ink/ Simon & Schuster Call No: B Edition: First 37 Ink/Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "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. Not only did Tubman help liberate hundreds of slaves, she was the first woman to lead an armed expedition during the Civil War, worked as a spy for the Union Army, was a fierce suffragist, and was an advocate for the aged. She Came to Slay reveals the many complexities and varied accomplishments of one of our nation's true heroes and offers an accessible and modern interpretation of Tubman's life that is both informative and engaging."--
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2015., Pre-adolescent, Amulet Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates, in graphic novel format, the story of Araminta Ross, who was born a slave in Delaware but eventually escaped north to freedom. Changing her name to Harriet Tubman, she became an "abductor" on the Underground Railroad, risking her life to help other slaves reach freedom.
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2015., Pre-adolescent, Amulet Books Call No: GN Tub Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates, in graphic novel format, the story of Araminta Ross, who was born a slave in Delaware but eventually escaped north to freedom. Changing her name to Harriet Tubman, she became an "abductor" on the Underground Railroad, risking her life to help other slaves reach freedom.
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2015., Pre-adolescent, Amulet Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Nathan Hale's hazardous talesSummary Note: Relates, in graphic novel format, the story of Araminta Ross, who was born a slave in Delaware but eventually escaped north to freedom. Changing her name to Harriet Tubman, she became an "abductor" on the Underground Railroad, risking her life to help other slaves reach freedom.
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c2002., Pre-adolescent, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: B Tub Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of the ninteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
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c2002., Pre-adolescent, Grosset & Dunlap, : Penguin Books Call No: B Tubman Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Who was-- ?Summary Note: A biography of the nineteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
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2004., Lucent Books Call No: 973.2 BJO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Women in historySummary Note: Discusses the place of Colonial women in the home, the workplace, in Native American communities, and as slaves and servants. The women are also examined in their roles as activists and leaders in the church and the community.
