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Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The Newbery Honor-winning author of Genesis Begins Again offers a picture book rendering of Zora Neale Hurston's childhood to illuminate the rich natural-world and cultural experiences that shaped her education and career as a storyteller.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Susie King Taylor was born a slave in 1848, but learned to read and secret schools. She taught others to read and write, and served as a laundress, nurse, and teacher with an Army troop of African-American soldiers. Taylor's own words are supplemented by facts about the events she witnessed, the people she met, and the places to which she traveled.
92) Harriet Tubman
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Using a variety of primary sources, this biography of Harriet Tubman describes the life of a former slave who was responsible for helping many other slaves to freedom.
93) Harriet Tubman
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Shares the life of the famous abolitionist, including her early years, how she helped slaves escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad, and her contributions to the Civil War as a scout and nurse.
95) Michelle Obama
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the First Lady, covering her childhood, time in law school, and charity work.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Soon after American colonists had won independence from Great Britain, Ona Judge was fighting for her own freedom from one of America's most famous founding fathers, George Washington. George and Martha Washington valued Ona as one of their most skilledand trustworthy slaves, but she would risk everything to achieve complete freedom. Born into slavery at Mount Vernon, Ona seized the opportunity to escape when she was brought to live in the President's...
99) Michelle Obama
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and career of former first lady Michelle Obama, focusing on her intelligence, ability to work with others, healthy lifestyle, elegance, and role as an inspirational figure.
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