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Abolition
Abolitionism
Abraham Lincoln
African American History
African-American Studies
American Civil War
American History
Ancient Rome
Civil Rights
Civil Rights & Liberties
Civil War
Civil War History
Colonial
Colonial & Revolutionary
Colonial America
Colonial Period
Colonialism
Emancipation Proclamation
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Humanitarianism
Jim Crow Laws
Military Strategy And Tactics
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Reconstruction Era
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A Mercy
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Changes for Addy: A Winter Story
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Follow the Drinking Gourd
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A History of US: Book 6: War, Terrible War 1855-1865 (History of Us, Book 6)
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Who Was Harriet Tubman?
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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
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Yellow Wife
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Slavery In America

Song Yet Sung
Song Yet Sung
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The Story of Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad (Dell Yearling Biography)
The Story of Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad (Dell Yearling Biography)
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Free at Last!: Stories and Songs of Emancipation
Free at Last!: Stories and Songs of Emancipation
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Douglass' Women
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Sojourner Truth: American Abolitionist (Heroes of the Faith)
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Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
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My Name Is Not Angelica
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Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
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Madison and Jefferson
Madison and Jefferson
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A Being So Gentle: The Frontier Love Story of Rachel and Andrew Jackson
A Being So Gentle: The Frontier Love Story of Rachel and Andrew Jackson
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Jefferson's Children: The Story of One American Family
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The Night Journey
The Night Journey
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Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly: The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and a Former Slave
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An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America
An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America
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Black History For Beginners
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The First Emancipator: The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father Who Freed His Slaves
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Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings
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Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of a Horse and a Man Who Changed the World
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Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, and the Civil War: Selected Writings and Speeches
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Douglass and Jacobs: The Autobiographies Of Two Escaped Slaves
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Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
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If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad
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The Underground Abductor
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Setting the Record Straight: American History in Black & White
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Sally Hemings
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The Other Madisons
The Other Madisons
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Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom
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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
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The Underground Railroad: An Interactive History Adventure
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Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America
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In the Shadow of Liberty
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Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge
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Voices of Freedom: A Documentary History, Vol. 1
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The Story of Eli Whitney
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Harriet Tubman
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America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America
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Debunking the 1619 Project: Exposing the Plan to Divide America
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African American History

Escape North! The Story of Harriet Tubman
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Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
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Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America
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The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch
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Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
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American History

The Story of American Freedom
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First Blood (Civil War)
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Abraham Lincoln
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The Escape of Oney Judge: Martha Washington's Slave Finds Freedom
The Escape of Oney Judge: Martha Washington's Slave Finds Freedom
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Journey to the Bottomless Pit: The Story of Stephen Bishop and Mammoth Cave
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Thomas Jefferson's Monticello (Distributed by UNC Press for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation)
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Facts and Fabrications: Unraveling the History of Quilts and Slavery: 8 Projects, 20 Blocks, First-Person Accounts
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Wild Seed
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The House Girl
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Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl, New York Colony 1763 (Dear America Series)
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Blades of Freedom (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #10): A Louisiana Purchase Tale
Blades of Freedom (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #10): A Louisiana Purchase Tale
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My Name Is Resolute
My Name Is Resolute
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Nightjohn
Nightjohn
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Citizens Creek
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The Underground Railroad
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Wolf By The Ears
Wolf By The Ears
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Addy's Little Brother (The American Girls Collection)
Addy's Little Brother (The American Girls Collection)
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Freeman
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Dear Mr. Washington
Dear Mr. Washington
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High Hopes for Addy (American Girls Short Stories)
High Hopes for Addy (American Girls Short Stories)
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Freedom's Pen: A Story Based on the Life of Freed Slave and Author Phillis Wheatley (Daughters of the Faith Series)
Freedom's Pen: A Story Based on the Life of Freed Slave and Author Phillis Wheatley (Daughters of the Faith Series)
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An Unlikely Friendship: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley (Great Episodes)
An Unlikely Friendship: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley (Great Episodes)
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The Underground Railroad

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
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Freedom Crossing (Apple Paperbacks)
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Long Road To Freedom
Long Road To Freedom
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I Am Harriet Tubman
I Am Harriet Tubman
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Tree of Freedom
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The Value of Helping: The Story of Harriet Tubman
The Value of Helping: The Story of Harriet Tubman
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Go Free or Die: A Story About Harriet Tubman (Creative Minds Biography)
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Before She Was Harriet
Before She Was Harriet
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Freedom's Wings: Corey's Underground Railroad Diary
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Stealing Freedom
Stealing Freedom
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Circle Unbroken (Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth (Awards))
Circle Unbroken (Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth (Awards))
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Flying Free: Corey's Underground Railroad Diary, Book Two
Flying Free: Corey's Underground Railroad Diary, Book Two
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She Came to Slay
She Came to Slay
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The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom
The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom
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On Yonder Mountain
On Yonder Mountain
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Friend on Freedom River Edition 1.
Friend on Freedom River Edition 1.
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North by Night: A Story of the Underground Railroad
North by Night: A Story of the Underground Railroad
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United States

Tom Jefferson: Third President of the U.S. (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Tom Jefferson: Third President of the U.S. (Childhood of Famous Americans)
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New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan
New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan
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Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America
Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America
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These books center around the theme of slavery in America, with a focus on the experiences of enslaved individuals and their fight for freedom. Many of the books feature notable historical figures such as Harriet Tubman, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington. The Underground Railroad is a common thread throughout many of the books, highlighting its importance in helping slaves escape to freedom. Some books explore relationships between slaves and their masters or mistresses, while others delve into the complex social and political landscape surrounding slavery in America. Overall, these books offer a diverse range of perspectives on this important period in American history.

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