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Freedom Light
Biographies of Reverend John Rankin who was born in 1793 and John Parker born in 1827. They both lived in Ripley, Ohio.
By Edith Gaines

Freedom Crossing
Will Laura Eastman help her father and brother assist escaping slaves?
By Margaret Goff Clark

Many Thousands Gone
By Virginia Hamilton

Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubmans Biography
By Ann Petry

Nightjohn
A slave named John goes from plantation to plantation teaching slaves to read while also helping them escape to freedom
By Gary Paulsen

Trouble Dont Last
70-year old Harrison decides to escape to freedom with 11-year old Samuel (narrator).
By Shelley Pearsall

Letters from a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs
Contains letters that Harriet Tubman writes to people who are no longer with her. It brings to light the hardships that young female slaves had to endure.
By Mary Lyons

Follow the Drinking Gourd
Peg Leg Joe teaches a special song to slaves, telling them a secret route to freedom.
By Bernadine Connelly

Meet Addy 1864 An American Girl
Series about a girl born in slavery and growing up during the Reconstruction era. Deals with different cultural backgrounds and diversity.
By Connie Porter

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