Messner, Kate,

The Underground Railroad / Kate Messner and Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Damon Smith. - First edition. - 199 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - History smashers .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-191) and index.

How slavery came to America -- Ocean crossing -- Resistance and revolts -- Liberty for some -- Freedom's fire -- Heroes and helpers -- Stories of escape -- An unjust law -- Daring and defiance -- Slavery ends ... but its legacy lives on -- A timeline of slavery and the Underground Railroad.

"Through a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, this book debunks myths about the Underground Railroad and Black Americans' struggle for freedom"--

Ages 8-12 Random House Children's Books

9780593428931 9780593428948

2021044023


Underground Railroad--Juvenile literature.
Slavery--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Social conditions--History--Juvenile literature.

E450 / .M54 2022