FICTION
♦ Come By Here by Olivia Coolidge
A story set in a time when the Civil War was a distant past and Civil Rights was still in the future.
A story set in a time when the Civil War was a distant past and Civil Rights was still in the future.
CLASSIC LITERATURE
♥ The Juvenile Uncle Tom's Cabin Arranged For Young Readers by Mrs. Crowe (1853)
"The object of this edition is to bring the story within the compass of children."
♥ Uncle Tom's Cabin, Arranged for Young Readers by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Includes over 90 illustrations.
♥ Uncle Tom's Cabin, Young Folks' Edition by Harriet Beecher Stowe, rewritten by Mary Blain
"The object of this edition is to bring the story within the compass of children."
♥ Uncle Tom's Cabin, Arranged for Young Readers by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Includes over 90 illustrations.
♥ Uncle Tom's Cabin, Young Folks' Edition by Harriet Beecher Stowe, rewritten by Mary Blain
HISTORICAL
$ Landmark The Slave Who Freed Haiti: The Story of Toussaint Louverture by Sherman
HISTORICAL FICTION
♦ $ Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates
"When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dinity and courage. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. And, at age 60, he finally began to see those dreams come true." Newbery winner.
♦ $ By Secret Railway by Enid Meadowcroft
The Underground Railroad is a secret route by which slaves find their way to freedom. It takes great courage in this year 1860 to be a runaway slave or to help a slave escape. This is the thrilling story of two brave boys, one a slave and the other trying to help, and the secret railway to freedom that played such a stirring part in America's history.
♦ Chariot in the Sky by Arna Bontemps
Wonderful story of the Jubilee singers.
♦ Escape By Night: A Story of the Underground Railroad by Helen Wells
Winston Adventure Books
♦ $ Sounder by William Armstrong
During the difficult years of the nineteenth century South, an African American boy and his poor family rarely have enough to eat. Each night, the boy's father takes their dog, Sounder, out to look for food and the man grows more desperate by the day. When food suddenly appears on the table one morning, it seems like a blessing. But the sheriff and his deputies are not far behind. The ever-loyal Sounder remains determined to help the family he loves as hard times bear down on them.
♦ $ The Slave Ship by Emma Gelders Sterne
Describes, in story form, an incident in 1839 when a boatload of African slaves seized control of the ship and finally gained legal freedom in the American courts
$ Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker
A young girl's journey on the Underground Railroad to Canada.
"When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dinity and courage. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. And, at age 60, he finally began to see those dreams come true." Newbery winner.
♦ $ By Secret Railway by Enid Meadowcroft
The Underground Railroad is a secret route by which slaves find their way to freedom. It takes great courage in this year 1860 to be a runaway slave or to help a slave escape. This is the thrilling story of two brave boys, one a slave and the other trying to help, and the secret railway to freedom that played such a stirring part in America's history.
♦ Chariot in the Sky by Arna Bontemps
Wonderful story of the Jubilee singers.
♦ Escape By Night: A Story of the Underground Railroad by Helen Wells
Winston Adventure Books
♦ $ Sounder by William Armstrong
During the difficult years of the nineteenth century South, an African American boy and his poor family rarely have enough to eat. Each night, the boy's father takes their dog, Sounder, out to look for food and the man grows more desperate by the day. When food suddenly appears on the table one morning, it seems like a blessing. But the sheriff and his deputies are not far behind. The ever-loyal Sounder remains determined to help the family he loves as hard times bear down on them.
♦ $ The Slave Ship by Emma Gelders Sterne
Describes, in story form, an incident in 1839 when a boatload of African slaves seized control of the ship and finally gained legal freedom in the American courts
$ Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker
A young girl's journey on the Underground Railroad to Canada.
BIOGRAPHIES
FC F12-336 Samuel Armstrong
FC F12-343 Booker T. Washington
FC G1-30 How I Escaped
FC G1-39 Paul Dunbar
FC G1-95 Up From Slavery
FC G1-101 Harriet Tubman
FC G1-117 Blanche Bruce
FC G1-137 Benjamin Banneker
FC G1-140 Phyllis Wheatley
FC G1-151 Josiah Henson
FC G1-168 Sojourner Truth
FC G1-187 Crispus Attucks
FC G1-194 Paul Cuffe
FC G1-212 Alexander Cummel
FC G1-216 John Langston
FC G1-231 Going to School Under Difficulties
FC G1-239 My First School-DuBois
FC G1-279 Out of Africa
FC F12-343 Booker T. Washington
FC G1-30 How I Escaped
FC G1-39 Paul Dunbar
FC G1-95 Up From Slavery
FC G1-101 Harriet Tubman
FC G1-117 Blanche Bruce
FC G1-137 Benjamin Banneker
FC G1-140 Phyllis Wheatley
FC G1-151 Josiah Henson
FC G1-168 Sojourner Truth
FC G1-187 Crispus Attucks
FC G1-194 Paul Cuffe
FC G1-212 Alexander Cummel
FC G1-216 John Langston
FC G1-231 Going to School Under Difficulties
FC G1-239 My First School-DuBois
FC G1-279 Out of Africa
♥ A Boys’ Life of Booker T. Washington by Walter Jackson
"If some boy by reading this book is inspired to higher ambition and encouraged to noble effort, the author will feel that the book is fully justified."
♥ Booker T. Washington, Educator of Hand, Head and Heart by Shirley Graham
Inspiring story of an educator and scientist who was born into slavery. Excellent biography.
♦ $ George Carver by Augusta Stevenson
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ Harriet Beecher Stowe by Winifred Wise
♦ $ Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Beecher Preachers by Jean Fritz
Harriet Beecher Stowe grew up in a family in which her seven brothers were expected to be successful preachers and the four girls were never to speak in public. But slavery made Harriet so angry she couldn't keep quiet. Although she used a pen rather than her voice to convince people of the evils of slavery, she became more famous than any of her brothers. She firmly believed that words could make change, and by writing Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe hastened the Civil War and changed the course of America history.
♥ Harriet, the Moses of Her People by Sarah Bradford
The story of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad where she bravely rescued and brought slaves to freedom.
♦ $ His Was the Voice: The Life of W.E.B. DuBois by Emma Gelda Sterne
Teacher, social scientist, historian, poet, prophet—his was the voice that demanded equality, respect and dignity for the black man in a society that denied his humanity.
♦ I Will Be Heard: The Life of William Lloyd Garrison by Doris Faber
The story of a tireless abolitionist.
♦ Mary McLeod Bethune by Emma Gelders Sterns
♦ Singing for the World: Marian Anderson by Janet Stevenson
Great Lives Series
♦ Spokesman for Freedom: The Life of Archibald Grimke by Janet Stevenson
♦ Toussaint: The Black Liberator by Ronald Syme
♥ Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington
A must read! Booker T. Washington's own account of his life and experiences.
$ Gifted Hands by Dr. Ben Carson
This edition is written for a younger audience, Grades 3-7. Inspirational story of Dr. Carson's life.
$ Landmark George Washington Carver by Terry
"If some boy by reading this book is inspired to higher ambition and encouraged to noble effort, the author will feel that the book is fully justified."
♥ Booker T. Washington, Educator of Hand, Head and Heart by Shirley Graham
Inspiring story of an educator and scientist who was born into slavery. Excellent biography.
♦ $ George Carver by Augusta Stevenson
Childhood of Famous Americans Series
♦ Harriet Beecher Stowe by Winifred Wise
♦ $ Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Beecher Preachers by Jean Fritz
Harriet Beecher Stowe grew up in a family in which her seven brothers were expected to be successful preachers and the four girls were never to speak in public. But slavery made Harriet so angry she couldn't keep quiet. Although she used a pen rather than her voice to convince people of the evils of slavery, she became more famous than any of her brothers. She firmly believed that words could make change, and by writing Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe hastened the Civil War and changed the course of America history.
♥ Harriet, the Moses of Her People by Sarah Bradford
The story of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad where she bravely rescued and brought slaves to freedom.
♦ $ His Was the Voice: The Life of W.E.B. DuBois by Emma Gelda Sterne
Teacher, social scientist, historian, poet, prophet—his was the voice that demanded equality, respect and dignity for the black man in a society that denied his humanity.
♦ I Will Be Heard: The Life of William Lloyd Garrison by Doris Faber
The story of a tireless abolitionist.
♦ Mary McLeod Bethune by Emma Gelders Sterns
♦ Singing for the World: Marian Anderson by Janet Stevenson
Great Lives Series
♦ Spokesman for Freedom: The Life of Archibald Grimke by Janet Stevenson
♦ Toussaint: The Black Liberator by Ronald Syme
♥ Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington
A must read! Booker T. Washington's own account of his life and experiences.
$ Gifted Hands by Dr. Ben Carson
This edition is written for a younger audience, Grades 3-7. Inspirational story of Dr. Carson's life.
$ Landmark George Washington Carver by Terry