An 8 yo African American girl and her brother embark on a fantastic flying journey and meet Harriet Tubman, who teaches them about Underground Railroad. Illustrated by the author, this is a sequel to Tar Beach, about Ringgold’s childhood in NYC.
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14 yo white Bostonian girl helps an African American runaway slave girl, told in alternating points of view.
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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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12 yo orphan boy from Maine journeys to Gettysburg to rescue his brother who was sold to Union army for Civil War effort
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Picture book biography in verse of life of Henry “Box” Brown, an African American slave who mailed himself to freedom. With back matter.
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12 yo boy suffering from tuberculosis (consumption) is sent to a clinic inside Mammoth Cave. In spite of being from a slave owning family, he befriends and helps the African American people working there.
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Picture book depicts generations of African American women from author’s family and their special quilts containing secret messages and maps to freedom
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Based on historical documents, this picture book depicts eleven African American slaves for sale.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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