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One of the greatest African American leaders and one of the most brilliant minds of his time, Frederick Douglass spoke and wrote with unsurpassed eloquence on almost all the major issues confronting the American people during his life from the abolition of slavery to women's rights, from the Civil War to lynching, from American patriotism to Black Nationalism. Between 1950 and 1975, Philip S. Foner collected the most important of Douglass's hundreds...
13) Harriet Tubman
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Details Harriet Tubman's life, experiences, and efforts to aid slaves in escaping to the North, as well as her assistance to the Union cause during the Civil War.
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The New York Vigilance Committee was organized by free blacks working with white abolitionists to protect blacks from kidnappers and slave catchers on the streets. Soon such committees proliferated in the North, and began a collaboration known as the underground railroad. Until now, their stories have remained largely unknown. Building on fresh evidence, Eric Foner elevates the underground railroad from folklore to history.
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Harriet Tubman is best known as one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad. A leading abolitionist, her bravery and selflessness have inspired generations in the continuing struggle for civil rights. This book offers a fresh take on this American icon, blending traditional biography, illustrations, photos, and engaging sidebars that illuminate Tubman's life as never before. [From publisher's description]
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