Mumbet's Declaration of Independence

by Gretchen Woelfle

Book Overview

"All men are born free and equal."

Everybody knows about the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But the founders weren't the only ones who believed that everyone had a right to freedom. Mumbet, a Massachusetts enslaved person, believed it too. She longed to be free, but how? Would anyone help her in her fight for freedom? Could she win against the richest man in town?

Mumbet was determined...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761365893
• ISBN13: 9780761365891
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.8" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5