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Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
When, in 1879, a bust in his likeness was placed at the University of Rochester, Frederick Douglass wrote: "Incidents of this character do much amaze me. It is not, however, the height to which I have risen, but the depth from which I have come that amazes me." This biography tells the story of his ascent from slavery.
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom—and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free man he gave powerful speeches about his experience as a slave. He was so impressive that he became a friend of President Abraham Lincoln, as well as one of the most famous abolitionists of the nineteenth...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"Upon his election as President of the troubled United States, Abraham Lincoln faced a dilemma. He knew it was time for slavery to go, but how fast could the country change without being torn apart? Many abolitionists wanted Lincoln to move quickly, overturning the founding documents along the way. But Lincoln believed there was a way to extend equality to all while keeping and living up to the Constitution that he loved so much-if only he could buy...
Author
Publisher
Disney/Jump at the Sun
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Description
Presents the stories of ten African-American men from different eras in American history, organized chronologically to provide a scope from slavery to the modern day.
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