Civil War Era
Here are books about four black women: three were slaves and one was free, and they ALL did important things for our country. What did they do and how did they do it? Read on.
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Biddy Mason was a Mississippi slave who became one of the richest women in Southern California. How could that be? How did she do this? And what did she do with her riches? Read WITH OPEN HANDS to find out!
WITH OPEN HANDS has been selected for the California Readers Collection. |
DEMANDING JUSTICE "Mary Ann Shadd Cary¹s uncompromising words pack a punch even now and help to make this an unusually lively biography..." - Association of Children¹s Librarians of Northern California
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Harriet Tubman is famous for her work with the Underground Railroad, leading hundreds of slaves to freedom. But she was a slave herself. How did SHE become free? What else did she do? GO FREE OR DIE has the answers.
WALKING THE ROAD TO FREEDOM is the story of Belle, a slave in New York State who spoke Dutch. Did you know there were Dutch-speaking black slaves in NY?? How did she get her beautiful new name, Sojourner Truth? And what about her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech? This book is included in "Guide to Great Books for Children and Teens," AND won the Carter G. Woodson Award for "most distinguished book written for young readers depicting ethnic diversity in the United States."
The NY Times says about GO FREE OR DIE and WALKING THE ROAD TO FREEDOM "The lives of [Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth] are well presented in books by Jeri Ferris. ... Their courage, daring, independence and perseverance are presented in a way that demonstrates their importance and appeal." - New York Times Book Review
WALKING THE ROAD TO FREEDOM is the story of Belle, a slave in New York State who spoke Dutch. Did you know there were Dutch-speaking black slaves in NY?? How did she get her beautiful new name, Sojourner Truth? And what about her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech? This book is included in "Guide to Great Books for Children and Teens," AND won the Carter G. Woodson Award for "most distinguished book written for young readers depicting ethnic diversity in the United States."
The NY Times says about GO FREE OR DIE and WALKING THE ROAD TO FREEDOM "The lives of [Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth] are well presented in books by Jeri Ferris. ... Their courage, daring, independence and perseverance are presented in a way that demonstrates their importance and appeal." - New York Times Book Review
