The Underground Railroad / Kate Messner and Gwendolyn Hooks ; illustrated by Damon Smith.

By:

Messner, Kate [author.]

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: History smashersPublisher: New York : Random House, [2022]Edition: First editionDescription: 199 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780593428931
9780593428948

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LOC classification:

E450 .M54 2022

Contents:

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.

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

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

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

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