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- The underground railroad : [electronic resource] : a reference guide. by Walters, Kerry.;
Full of true stories more dramatic than any fiction, The Underground Railroad: A Reference Guide offers a fresh, revealing look at the efforts of hundreds of dedicated persons—white and black, men and women, from all walks of life—to help slave fugitives find freedom in the decades leading up to the Civil War.Electronic reproduction.- Subjects: Electronic books.; Underground railroad.; Antislavery movements; Fugitive slaves; Abolitionists; Slavery ; Nonfiction.; History.; Sociology.;
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- Harriet Tubman : a life in American history / by Walters, Kerry S.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-221) and index.Harriet Tubman: A Life in American History is an indispensable resource for high school and college students abou the life and times of anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman, who exemplifies how slaves took the initiative to free themselves and others. Harriet Tubman served a pivotal role in leading slaves to freedom in the decade before the Civil War. This biography offers a demythologized chronicle of her life and work with information about her life as a slave, role as conductor on the Underground Railroad, work as a military scout during the Civil War, and postwar activism for blacks and women. The book provides valuable context that situates Harriet Tubman against the backdrop of the slavery debate in antebellum America, and the hardships endured by ex-slaves in postbellum America. As such, the timeframe covers nearly a full century, from the first quarter of the 19th to the first quarter of the 20th. In addition to ten biographical chapters and a short timeline, Harriet Tubman includes an appendix of primary documents about Tubman's life and work, a bibliography, and a number of sidebars and short commentaries embedded in the text, inviting readers to explore connections between Tubman's life and political, intellectual, and social culture. Provides readers with a comprehensive but readable account of Tubman's life. Provides readers with an overview of American abolitionism and the Underground Railroad. Explores the pivotal role of religious faith in Tubman's activism. Suggests several comparisons between Tubman's activism and current struggles for social justice. --- Subjects: Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913.; Slaves; African American women abolitionists; Underground Railroad.; Antislavery movements; Fugitive slaves; Abolitionists;
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- JFK : a vision for America in words and pictures / by Kennedy, John F.(John Fitzgerald),1917-1963,author.; Smith, Stephen Kennedy,editor.; Brinkley, Douglas,editor.;
The making of JFK 1906-1945 -- The senator from Massachusetts 1946-1959 -- The road to the White House 1960 -- The new frontier 1961 -- Toward a more perfect union 1962 -- Goodwill warrior 1963 -- An idea lives on.Collects JFK's most important speeches with accompanying commentary from such individuals as Barack Obama, David McCullough, and Norman Mailer in commemoration of the president's 100th birthday.- Subjects: Biographies.; Speeches.; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.; Presidents;
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