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The Patriot Army was shaped and strengthened by the desperate circumstances of the Valley Forge winter. She and Curzon have to sort out the tangled threads of their friendship while figuring out what stands between the two of them and true freedom. Ashes by Laurie Halse Anderson. Ashes is Book 3 of the Chains Series. As the Revolutionary War rages on, Isabel and Curzon have narrowly escaped Valley Forge—but their relief is short-lived.

Before long they are reported as runaways, and the awful Bellingham is determined to track them down. Son of Liberty He knows firsthand the horrors and hardships of slavery and wonders what good an American victory will do if his fellow blacks—including his best friend Gaddi—remain shackled in bondage. Then comes news that the British Governor Lord Dunmore promises freedom to any slave who joins his army against the Americans.

Can he be trusted to keep his work? Caleb will have to choose. Black History is World History. This book is intended for kids to enjoy. This book will not only raise awareness but it will also raise self-esteem. Something that is important for early child development. To achieve a high status or an important figure in life, you must first believe it is possible.

Mansa Musa is known as the richest man of all time. He built some of the most prestigious colleges in the world at the time he was Emperor. African Americans in the Colonies. Describes the beginnings of African American slavery from Jamestown up to and including the American Revolution. Discusses various aspects of African-American life in the colonies, including the slave trade, how slaves lived and worked, and their involvement in the Revolutionary War.

Jump Ship to Freedom. Ivers has taken the notes from his mother. When Daniel bravely steals the notes back, a furious Captain Ivers forces him aboard a ship bound for the West Indies—and certain slavery. Even if Daniel can manage to jump ship in New York, will he be able to travel the long and dangerous road to freedom? War Comes to Willy Freeman. Willy, disguised as a boy, begins her long search for her mother and luckily finds a haven at the famous Fraunces Tavern. But even with the help of Sam Fraunces and her fellow worker, Horace, Willy knows that to be black, female, and free leaves her open to danger at every turn.

What will tomorrow bring? Hero of the Boston Massacre. Crispus Attucks, a former slave, was living in Boston on March 5, Hearing of a fight between some citizens of Boston and British soldiers, Crispus boldly took the lead at the front of the crowd and struck one of the British soldiers. The soldier fired and hit Attucks with two musket balls. Four other men were killed, and six others were wounded. Crispus Attucks became the first black to die in the melee, known as the Boston Massacre. The soldier who attacked and killed him was found not guilty since Attucks attacked first.

Crispus Attucks became a hero who died fighting for his country. Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Clara, a slave and seamstress on Home Plantation, dreams of freedom—not just for herself, but for her family and friends. When she overhears a conversation about the Underground Railroad, she has a flash of inspiration. Using scraps of cloth from her work in the Big House and scraps of information gathered from other slaves, she fashions a map that the master would never even recognize.

This fictional tale of the Underground Railroad continues to inspire young readers 25 years after its original publication. Under the Quilt of Night. Award-winning duo Deborah Hopkinson and James E.

Traveling late one night, a runaway slave girl spies a quilt hanging outside a house. Can she bravely navaigate the complex world of the Underground Railroad and lead her family to freedom? Black Leader of Colonial Patriots. This book focuses on the youth of this Massachusetts African American slave. After joining the colonial patriots in their struggle for freedom, he was not only the first man to die in the Boston Massacre, but the first to fall in the American Revolution.

Author Sanders weaves the histories of dozens of men and women—soldiers, sailors, ministers, poets, merchants, doctors—those who have earned proper recognition among the founders of the United States of America. The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. This is the story of the men, women, and children who toiled in the hot sun picking cotton for their masters.

Told through the unique point of view and intimate voice of a year-old African-American female narrator, this inspiring book demonstrates that in gaining their freedom and equal rights, African Americans helped our country achieve its promise of liberty and justice—the true heart and soul of our nation. Phillis Wheatley Young Revolutionary Poet. Young readers will rejoice as she protects her friend Nat from British soldiers after the Boston Tea Party and delight when one of her poems results in a life-changing meeting with George Washington.

Africa is where the first people were born. It has many resources, from diamonds to corn. The book is a bright-colored, quick rhyming journey through the lives of history makers: Skip along with places, events, and inventions significant to the black experience. Craig Thompson tells their stories in kid-speak, with carefully chosen words that summarize their contributions. And the backdrop for his words is the toasty hues and primary colors of illustrator Roger James. This unique guide is finally in paperback. African Americans in the Thirteen Colonies.

Using many photographs, this is a simple overview of the part played by African Americans during the formative years of the colonial period. The brief descriptions in this book tell of slavery as well as the limited freedoms of free blacks. Part of the Cornerstones of Freedom series.

A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist. All the time he dreams about freedom, but that dream seems farther away than ever when he is torn from his family and put to work in a warehouse. Henry grows up and marries, but he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market. Then one day, as he lifts a crate at the warehouse, he knows exactly what he must do: He will mail himself to the North. After an arduous journey in the crate, Henry finally has a birthday — his first day of freedom.

Frederick Douglass was a self-educated slave in the South who grew up to become an icon. Corey Birdsong is a lively young boy in a country that thrives on an economy of slavery. He and his family are owned by the Hart family of Kentucky. Corey records his daily life on the Hart farm with incredible insight and honesty. Age recommended 7 and above. They own their own land, have made new friends, and Corey gets ready to go to school.

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But danger still remains across the river in Ohio, where slavers those hired to return runaway slaves lurk, waiting to capture escaped slaves to bring them back to their former masters. Corey, however, outsmarts them, and brings his friend Mingo to safety in Canada. Message in the Sky: But, the Birdsongs cannot let go of the memories of their friends left behind in America. However, when Corey accidentally ends up on the American side of the Ohio River, he finds himself a conductor on the Underground Railroad! Using original slave auction and plantation estate documents, Ashley Bryan offers a moving and powerful picture book that contrasts the monetary value of a slave with the priceless value of life experiences and dreams that a slave owner could never take away.

Bryan makes real and palpable what chattel slavery meant and how it affected those who were enslaved; every child who studies American slavery would benefit from experiencing this historically grounded web of narratives. Finding the Light to Freedom.

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Where are they heading? They are heading for freedom by way of the Underground Railroad. What Was the Underground Railroad? With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, the Underground Railroad comes alive! In this one-of-a-kind historical picture book, author Glennette Tilley Turner tells the story of Fort Mose, which was founded in St. Augustine, Florida, and was the first free African settlement to legally exist in what later became the United States.

Established in , Fort Mose gave sanctuary to escaped Africans, challenging slavery in the English colonies. Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the American border.

My Name is James Madison Hemings. A powerful historical picture book about the child of founding father Thomas Jefferson and the enslaved Sally Hemings. Though Jefferson lived in a mansion, Hemings and his siblings lived in a single room. While Jefferson doted on his white grandchildren, he never showed affection to his enslaved children.

A simple but historically solid introduction to some of the moral crises slavery presented for our nation. Basically forgotten and left out of historical texts on the war, African Americans played a much larger role in the war for independence than what we have been taught.

Black Pioneers of Science and Invention. The achievements of Benjamin Banneker, Granville T. Woods, George Washington Carver, and others have made jobs easier, saved countless lives, and in many cases, altered the course of history. A Story from the Underground Railroad. Will she have the courage to help him? Follow the Drinking Gourd. While working for plantation owners, Peg Leg Joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd the Big Dipper. Rich paintings interpret the strong story in a clean, primitive style enhanced by bold colors.

A fine rendering of history in picture book format. The story is narrated by Sarny, a young girl slave. She lives on the Waller plantation. She is intrigued, but does not inquire any further. The next day, she sees her master come back with a new slave. The slave Nightjohn is stripped naked; his body covered in scars. He had escaped north to freedom. Though knowing that the penalty for reading is dismemberment, he returned to slavery to teach others how to read.

And twelve-year-old Sarny is willing to take the risk. This groundbreaking new novel is unlike anything else the award-winning author has written. Sarny, A Life Remembered: Sequel to Nightjohn, set in post-Civil War New Orleans, year-old Sarny reflects on her first few years as an emancipated slave. On the day the plantation master is killed by a Union soldier, Sarny heads to New Orleans to find her two sold children.

A series of unlikely coincidences soon follows. The story is a page-turner, and serve middle-grade readers well as an introduction to the complexities of America after the Civil War. Friend on Freedom River. In the Detroit River was a major track along the Underground Railroad — the last step to freedom.

The journey across the river was dangerous, especially in winter and especially for a year-old boy. Her narrative shows the human spirit will forever shine brightly in dark times. The Escape of Oney Judge. Washington tells Oney that after her death she will be sent to live with Mrs. She knows it is likely that she will then be sold to a stranger — the worst fate she can imagine.

Oney runs and ends up in New Hampshire. Book 1 Traitor to the Nation. Young Adult now in paperback, this deeply provocative novel reimagines the past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today. Young Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers — but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that learns the hideous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role them.

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Josephine Baker in Her Time. Little, Brown; an award-winning children's picture book about Baker's childhood in St. Louis and her dream of becoming a dancer.

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Despite suffering a severe wound during the battle at Stony Point, Francisco is credited by some with raising the American colors over the fortress. He fought through the duration of the war. While the Civil War is known for its brother-against-brother conflict, the phenomenon also occurred in the Revolutionary War.

Hundreds if not thousands of teenage boys fought for the American and the British armies alike. Some families were ripped apart by divided loyalties, fathers siding with the British while sons and daughters became patriots — and vice versa. Children and teenagers not involved in battle took on other roles. Because of their seemingly innocent appearance, boys and girls were able to spy on the enemy and relay information back to their sides. And then they would wear the coats and deliver the message. When they got there, they would just pop the button and there it would be. Though they could not enlist in the military, teenage girls played an important role in the conflict.

With their fathers and brothers at war, many young women found themselves in charge of managing homes and farms, providing food and support — including sewing military uniforms — for the cause. Some women went a step further in their involvement with The Revolution.

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