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Series
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In the nineteenth century, North Carolina slave George Moses Horton taught himself to read and earned money to purchase his time though not his freedom. Horton became the first African American to be published in the South, protesting slavery in the form of verse.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
The remarkable, little-known story of William Still, known as the Father of the Underground Railroad from award-winning author-illustrator Don Tate. William Still's parents escaped slavery but had to leave two of their children behind, a tragedy that haunted the family. As a young man, William went to work for the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, where he raised money, planned rescues, and helped freedom seekers who had traveled north. And then...
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