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Nightjohn
12 yo African American girl is taught to read by Nightjohn, an escaped slave who knows the value of education
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Elijah of Buxton
Clever and slightly mischievous 11 yo African American boy is born free in Canada to former slave parents. He risks everything by chasing a thief into America.
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Sugar
10 yo African American girl, former slave, still works on plantation, alongside newly arrived Chinese Americans. Illustrates difficult life for African Americans after Civil War and Emancipation Proclamation.
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Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, U.S. Marshal
Picture book biography of African American man who was born into slavery, escaped during the American Civil War, lived among many Native American nations and learned their languages, and became a U.S. Marshal, patrolling the wild west of the Oklahoma Territory.
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Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life
Based on historical documents, this picture book depicts eleven African American slaves for sale. Each slave describes in verse his or her own dreams, as contrasted against the reality of their lives.
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