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By Head, Tom2003., Juvenile, Blackbirch Press/Thomson/Gale Call No: 305.5 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Voices from the Civil WarSummary Note: This book provides excerpts from letters, books, newspaper articles, speeches, and diaries of slaves who write of their experiences in the 1860s.
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c1978., Putnam Call No: 301.44 Eve Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the history of slavery and the trans-Atlantic slave trade that brought 11 million African slaves to America over a period of 300 years and discusses the abolition movement that began in 18th-century England.
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By Levy, Debbie2004., Juvenile, KidHaven Press/Thomson/Gale Call No: 306.3 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Daily lifeSummary Note: This book discusses the daily life of slaves on southern plantations including home life, family, work, and treatment by slave owners and society.
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-- Twelve years a slave[2014]., [Publisher not identified] Call No: DVD Edition: [English/Spanish/Fr Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, Solomon Northup was sold from plantation to plantation in Louisiana, toiling under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting Samuel Bass, a Canadian who finally put him in touch with his family, and helped start the process to regain his freedom.
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-- Five thousand miles to freedom.c2006., Juvenile, National Geographic Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ellen and William Craft were two of the few slaves to ever escape from the Deep South. Their first escape took them to Philadelphia, then on to Boston pursued by slave hunters, and finally 5000 miles across the ocean to England, where they were able to settle peacefully.
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-- Five thousand miles to freedomc2006., Juvenile, National Geographic Call No: 973.71 FRA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a detailed account of Ellen and William Craft's daring escape from slavery in 1848, and describes the institution of slavery in the South along with the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad.
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-- Five thousand miles to freedomc2006., Juvenile, National Geographic Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a detailed account of Ellen and William Craft's daring escape from slavery in 1848, and describes the institution of slavery in the South along with the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad.
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Call No: 973.70 BES Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Primary sources of the abolitionist movementSummary Note: Describes the origins of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment, while providing a background on Abraham Lincoln's life, entry into politics, and views on slavery.
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1998., Pleasant Co. Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The American girls collectionSummary Note: After their escape from North Carolina to Philadelphia in the summer of 1864, Addy and her mother begin their new life as free people as her mother gets a paying job and Addy goes to school and learns a lesson in true friendship.
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1990., Baronet Books Call No: FIC TWAIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Huckleberry Finn escapes from his evil, drunken father who is trying to steal his treasure.
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By Twain, Mark2005., Adolescent, Thorndike Press Call No: 813 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Mark Twain created one of Americas best-loved fictional characters in Huckleberry Finn. Recounting the exploits of the imaginative adolescent as he and the runaway slave, Jim, raft down the Mississippi River, Twain ultimately addresses far deeper themes - mans inhumanity to man and the hypocrisy of conventional values.
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-- Huckleberry Finnc1990., Juvenile, Baronet Call No: Blue Fiction TWAIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Great illustrated classicsSummary Note: Recounts the adventures of a young boy and an escaped slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft.
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1994., Dover Publications Call No: Adventure FIC Twain Genre: Classic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Dover large print classics
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-- Huckleberry Finnc1985., TOR Call No: 813 .4 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: Huck tells of his adventures travelling down the Mississippi on a raft with an escaped slave.
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-- Huckleberry Finn[2018]., Pre-adolescent, Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC Call No: Adventure FIC TWAIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Puffin + Pantone.Summary Note: Huckleberry Finn, the son of the town drunk, and Jim, an escaped slave, make a break for freedom down the Mississippi River on a raft, sharing many adventures along the way.
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-- Huckleberry Finn2008., Signet Classic Call No: Adventure FIC Twain Genre: Classic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Huck tells of his adventures travelling down the Mississippi on a raft with an escaped slave.
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2013., Candlewick Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The story of a child who arrived in America on the slave ship Amistad, describing her capture, her witness to a mutiny, and the Supreme Court trial that allowed her to return to her home in Sierra Leone.
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2013., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: HISTORICAL F EDI Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of nine-year-old Margru who is sold by her father for a bag of rice, captured by slave traders, and sent to America aboard the Amistad. After the mutiny aboard the ship, she is arrested and defended in court by John Quincy Adams. Eventually Margru is educated and returns to Africa as a teacher.
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c2004., Pre-adolescent, Smart Apple Media Call No: 306.3 62 0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Recounts the history of slavery and the slave trade in the United States discussing their causes, the slave experience, the Civil War, and Reconstruction and its aftermath.
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2003., Pre-adolescent, Smart Apple Media Call No: 306.3 62 0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Questioning historySummary Note: Recounts the history of slavery and the slave trade in the United States discussing their causes, the slave experience, the Civil War, and Reconstruction and its aftermath.