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  • The Christiana Riot and the Treason Trials of 1851: An Historical Sketch

    Enriched edition. Uncovering the Turmoil: A Historical Account of Civil Disobedience and Legal Battles

    by W. U. Hensel, Shane Payne ...
    In "The Christiana Riot and the Treason Trials of 1851: An Historical Sketch," W. U. Hensel meticulously examines a pivotal episode in American history, where the intersection of slavery, civil rights, and local resistance is vividly portrayed. Employing a narrative style that intertwines rigorous historical analysis with vivid storytelling, Hensel contextualizes the events surrounding the ... Read more

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  • Delphi Complete Works of Ida B. Wells Illustrated

    by Ida B. Wells ...
    Series Book 10 - Delphi Series Fifteen
    A Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and civil rights campaigner, Ida B. Wells led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. She dedicated her career to combating prejudice and violence, advocating for African-American equality, especially for women. She was a diligent and resourceful researcher, whose important work exposed the true horrors and injustices ... Read more

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  • One More River to Cross

    by Bryan Prince ...
    In the early to mid-nineteenth century, Isaac Brown, a slave, was accused of the attempted murder of a prominent plantation owner, despite there being no evidence of his guilt. Brown, after enduring two brutal floggings, was shipped to a New Orleans slave pen. From there the resourceful Brown was able to make a daring escape to Philadelphia in the free state of Pennsylvania. His biggest error was ... Read more

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  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

    A Library of America Paperback Classic

    by Frederick Douglass ...
    One of the greatest works of American autobiography, in a definitive Library of America text: Published seven years after his escape from slavery, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (1845) is a powerful account of the cruelty and oppression of the Maryland plantation culture into which Frederick Douglass was born. It brought him to the forefront of the antislavery ... Read more

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  • Bryan Prince's Underground Railroad 2-Book Bundle

    My Brother's Keeper / One More River to Cross

    by Bryan Prince ...
    Award-winning author Bryan Prince portrays the experiences of slaves and former slaves in these compelling histories of the Underground Railroad and American Civil War. This special two-book collection includes:My Brother’s Keeper: African Canadians and the American Civil WarThe stirring story of African Canadians who had fled slavery and oppression in the United States but returned to enlist in ... Read more

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  • An Autobiography - The Story of My Life and Work

    by Booker T. Washington ...
    Mr. Washington, more than any other writer or lecturer, has solved the "race problem." The historical value of the book, and its uplifting influence give ''The Story Of My Life And Work'' a prominent place in modern literature. It is a volume for the family library along with the Life of Franklin, Emerson's Essays and the great autobiographies. There is no greaterstimulus for self-help, for Mr. ... Read more

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  • The Underground Railroad in Connecticut

    by Horatio T. Strother ...
    This account of fugitive slaves traveling through Connecticut "includes many stories from descendants of the underground agents . . . a definitive work." — Hartford CourantHere are the engrossing facts about one of the least-known aspects of Connecticut's history—the rise, organization, and operations of the Underground Railroad, over which fugitive slaves from the South found their way to freedom ... Read more

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  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

    Written by Himself, Critical Edition

    by Frederick Douglass ...
    A new edition of one of the most influential literary documents in American and African American history Ideal for coursework in American and African American history, this revised edition of Frederick Douglass’s memoir of his life as a slave in pre-Civil War Maryland incorporates a wide range of supplemental materials to enhance students’ understanding of slavery, abolitionism, and the role of ... Read more

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  • History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 : Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens

    by George Washington Williams ...
    George Washington Williams was an American Civil War veteran, minister, politician, lawyer, journalist, and groundbreaking historian of African-American history. Shortly before his death he travelled to King Leopold II's Congo Free State. Shortly before his death he travelled to King Leopold II's Congo Free State. Shocked by what he saw, he wrote an open letter to Leopold about the suffering of ... Read more

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  • No Chariot Let Down

    Charleston's Free People on the Eve of the Civil War

    by Michael P Johnson, James L. Roark ...
    These thirty-four letters, written by members of the William Ellison family, comprise the only sustained correspondence by a free Afro-American family in the late antebellum South. Born a slave, Ellison was freed in 1816, set up a cotton gin business, and by his death in 1861, he owned sixty-three slaves and was the wealthiest free black in South Carolina. Although the early letters are ... Read more

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  • For You They Signed

    The Spiritual Heritage of Those Who Shaped Our Nation

    by Marilyn Boyer ...
    In 1776, 56 men signed their names on a document that they knew might well mean their certain deaths as traitors to England. Standing on principles of faith and liberty, these men forged a powerful call for freedom and human dignity still resonating today in America. Yet, historical revisionists have distorted or attempted to wipe away every trace of this nation's Christian heritage, including the ... Read more

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  • Slavery & the Underground Railroad in New Hampshire

    by Michelle Arnosky Sherburne ...
    New Hampshire was once a hotbed of abolitionist activity. But the state had its struggles with slavery, with Portsmouth serving as a slave-trade hub for New England. Abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison, Nathaniel Peabody Rogers and Stephen Symonds Foster helped create a statewide antislavery movement. Abolitionists and freed slaves assisted in transporting escapees to freedom via the ... Read more

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