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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Bound for Canaan Bound for Canaan Fergus M. Bordewich A history of the Underground Railroad as the movement reflected America's moral complexities and political divisiveness offers insight into the role played by the nation's westward expansion, the spi… OL15811880W
Bury the chains Bury the chains Adam Hochschild An account of the first great human rights crusade, which originated in England in the 1780s and resulted in the freeing of hundreds of thousands of slaves around the world. In 1787, twelve men gathe… OL15825553W
Freedom national Freedom national James Oakes Freedom National is a groundbreaking history of emancipation that joins the political initiatives of Lincoln and the Republicans in Congress with the courageous actions of Union soldiers and runaway … OL19662258W
Bevrijd de slaven! Bevrijd de slaven! Adam Hochschild Geschiedenis van de afschaffing van de slavernij in het Britse rijk gedurende de achttiende en negentiende eeuw. OL24665232W
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave Frederick Douglass Published in 1845, this pre-eminent American slave narrative powerfully details the life of the internationally famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escap… OL69181W