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Abolitionists

Slavery and Abolition in American History

Linda Jacobs Altman

Traces the history of slavery in the United States, focusing on the abolition movement and the final steps that freed an enslaved people.

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Frederick Douglass

William S. McFeely

Explores the life of Frederick Douglass as he achieves stature as a leader in the struggle to transcend the limitations of bondage and race.

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Frederick Douglass

Peter Burchard

A biography of the runaway slave who became an abolitionist, a crusader for women's rights, and an advisor to Abraham Lincoln.

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Frederick Douglass

Contains nineteen essays that examine Frederick Douglass's early life as a slave, his role in the abolitionist movement, his work as a civil rights leader, and his legacy.

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The Antislavery Movement

This book presents a broad historical overview of the antislavery movement and a collection of articles by the movement's leaders and participants as well as the opinions of historians and social anal

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Sojourner Truth

Pat McKissack

Describes the life of the anti-slavery and women's rights activist, from her beginnings in slavery to her tireless campaign for the rights and welfare of the freedmen.

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Life and Times of Frederick Douglass.

Frederick Douglass

A biography of the nineteenth-century abolitionist who advocated the full freedom of the blacks.

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Sojourner Truth

Pat McKissack

A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights.

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