Fleischner, Jennifer

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I was born a slave

the story of Harriet Jacobs
1997
Traces the life of a slave who suffered mistreatment from her master, spent years as a fugitive from slavery in North Carolina, and was eventually released to freedom with her children.

The Apaches

people of the southwest
1994
Presents the history and culture of the Apaches.

The Dred Scott case

testing the right to live free
1997
Describes the people involved on both sides of the famous Supreme Court case, regarding whether or not slaves had rights as citizens of the United States.

Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly

the remarkable story of the friendship between a first lady and a former slave
2003
Describes the lives of Mary Todd Lincoln and sought-after dressmaker Elizabeth Keckly, a freed slave, and examines the role Elizabeth played in Mary's turbulent life before and after the president's assassination.

Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly

the remarkable story of the friendship between a first lady and a former slave
2004
Describes the lives of Mary Todd Lincoln and sought-after dressmaker Elizabeth Keckly, a freed slave, and examines the role Elizabeth played in Mary's turbulent life before and after the president's assassination.

Nobody's boy

2006
A fictional story featuring historical figures, in which George, a slave boy in 1850s St. Louis, gains his freedom with his mother, future White House dressmaker Elizabeth Keckly, and decides to use his liberty to help others escape.

The Inuits

people of the Arctic
1995
The history and culture of the Inuit, whose ancestors crossed the Bering Strait to Alaska around 3000 B.C. Includes an Inuit craft and game.
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