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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The Dred Scott decision	Brendan January	Places the events relating to the 1857 Supreme Court decision regarding rights of slaves into the larger context of the conflict about slavery among the states.	OL14852085W
Frederick Douglass, freedom fighter	Garnet Jackson	A brief biography of the abolitionist who escaped from slavery and used his speeches and writings to lead the fight for freedom and civil rights for African Americans.	OL14854260W
Phillis Wheatley	Sneed B. Collard	" A juvenile biography of Phillis Wheatley, America's first black poet"--Provided by publisher.	OL15036035W
The Beatitudes	Carole Boston Weatherford	The Beatitudes form the backdrop for Weatherford's free-verse poem that traces the African American journey from slavery to civil rights.	OL15498955W
Liberty or death	Margaret Whitman Blair	Presentation of the little-known story of the American Revolution told from the perspectives of the African-American slaves who fought on the side of the British Royal Army in exchange for a promise …	OL15530142W
The slave ship	Emma Gelders Sterne	A fictional account of the 1839 revolt of Africans aboard the slave ship Amistad and the subsequent Amistad Case argued by John Quincy Adams before the United States Supreme Court.	OL15857908W
The Dred Scott decision	Bonnie L. Lukes	Traces the history of the landmark Supreme Court decision that defined the rights of slaves in the United States.	OL16465914W
William Lloyd Garrison	Thomas, William	Profiles the life and work of the abolitionist and journalist who published his beliefs about antislavery.	OL17849724W
Hidden Girl	Shyima Hall	This biography traces the life of Shyima Hall, a domestic slave smuggled from Egypt to Orange County by the family her parents sold her to at age eight. The coauthor is Lisa Wysocky. The author, S…	OL19704682W
Nat Turner	John Davenport,Terry Bisson	A biography of the slave and preacher who, believing that God wanted him to free the slaves, led a major revolt in 1831.	OL2089651W
Rebel slave	Nancy Kelton	A biography of a young slave whose cruel experiences in the South lead her to seek freedom in the North for herself and others.	OL2617619W
Daily life on a southern plantation, 1853	Erickson, Paul	Recreates a southern plantation of 1853 and describes the daily lives of its owners and of the slaves who worked there.	OL2682230W
Get on Board	James Haskins	Discusses the Underground Railroad, the secret, loosely organized network of people and places that helped many slaves escape north to freedom.	OL275115W
The Dred Scott case	D. J. Herda	Describes the people involved on both sides of the famous Supreme Court case, regarding whether or not slaves had rights as citizens of the United States.	OL2945697W
Strange new land	Peter H. Wood	Discusses the lives of blacks in the American colonies, from the 16th century when slaves were first brought over by the Spanish to the onset of the American Revolution.	OL3752754W
Frederick Douglass	Camilla Wilson	A biography of the African American civil rights worker who was born a slave and worked throughout his adult life to end slavery.	OL5757131W
The Amistad mutiny	Bernice Kohn Hunt	Using contemporary documents, traces the 1839 revolt of Africans aboard the slave ship Amistad, their subsequent apprehension, and long trial which ended in their acquittal by the Supreme Court.	OL5832903W
Growing Up in Slavery	Yuval Taylor	Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, and others describe what it was like to spend their childhoods and teenage years under slavery.	OL8062133W
Harriet Tubman	Lori Mortensen	Biographies-Kid-friendly biographies invite young readers to take a fresh look into the fascinating lives of famous Americans.	OL8411937W
Reconstruction	Jennifer Howse	"Presents information regarding the Reconstruction years of 1866 to 1876, including background information and important events, people, and groups. Intended for fifth to eighth grade students"--Prov…	OL9912165W