Who was Frederick Douglass? by Prince, April Jones 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2014)

BTSB #: 733376 Temp OS

Dewey: 973.7/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.7 MG RC: 5.5 3-5 Lexile: 850 F&P: W

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Subjects: Douglass, Frederick,|d1818-1895 Abolitionists African American abolitionists Antislavery movements

Summary: Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free man he gave powerful speeches about his experience as a slave. He became a friend of President Abraham Lincoln, as well as one of the most famous abolitionists of the nineteenth century.

Who was Frederick Douglass? [Who Was?]by Prince, April Jones 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2014)

BTSB #: 733380 Available

Dewey: 973.7/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.7 MG RC: 5.5 3-5 Lexile: 850 F&P: W

Genres:

Subjects: Douglass, Frederick,|d1818-1895 Abolitionists African American abolitionists Antislavery movements

Summary: Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free man he gave powerful speeches about his experience as a slave. He became a friend of President Abraham Lincoln, as well as one of the most famous abolitionists of the nineteenth century.

Who was Sojourner Truth? [Who Was?]by McDonough, Yona Zeldis 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2015)

BTSB #: 624127 Available

Dewey: 326/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.8 MG RC: 3.4 3-5 Lexile: 600 F&P: V

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Subjects: Truth, Sojourner,|d1799-1883 African American abolitionists African American women - Biography Abolitionists Social reformers

Summary: Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court--and won! Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. After she escaped slavery she changed her name and traveled, inspiring everyone she met and sharing her story until her death in 1883 at age eighty-six.

Who was Sojourner Truth? [Who Was?]by McDonough, Yona Zeldis 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2015)

BTSB #: 624141 Available

Dewey: 326/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.8 MG RC: 3.4 3-5 Lexile: 600 F&P: V

Genres:

Subjects: Truth, Sojourner,|d1799-1883 African American abolitionists African American women - Biography Abolitionists Social reformers

Summary: Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court--and won! Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. After she escaped slavery she changed her name and traveled, inspiring everyone she met and sharing her story until her death in 1883 at age eighty-six.