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Though rebellions were often put down with brutal tactics, they occurred everywhere: on large plantations and small farms, in major cities and small villages, on land and at sea, and in the North as well as the South.

This book will give readers a better understanding of the daily lives of plantation slaves, along with the oppression and challenges that they faced.

Thanks to Constitutional amendments, black Americans received greater rights; however, white supremacist groups like the Ku Klux Klan fought to restrict black civil rights as much as possible.

Examines the series of compromises aimed at diffusing sectional conflict during the first half of the nineteenth century, the development of political strategies, the outbreak of armed hostilities, and the eventual secession of eleven Southern states in a bid to perpetuate the institution of slavery.

"This is the story of [Harriet Tubman's] life, from her childhood to her time as a nurse and leader of a spy ring during the Civil War. Using easy-to-understand language, this biography will educate young readers about Tubman and her importance in U.S. history"--Provided by publisher.

"Tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful statesmen recast the world's most significant manufacturing industry combining imperial expansion and slave labor with new machines and wage workers to change the world"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of Harriet Tubman, the nineteenth-century woman who escaped slavery in the American South and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

In the country of Ossaniul, there is a fortress that is as disproportionate as it is inaccessible: the Highest House. Its masters, the noble family of Aldercrest, reign over a veritable army of slaves. At the bottom of the ladder, young Moth performs the most thankless tasks and has little hope of living past childhood. Until the day he meets Obsidian, a mysterious prisoner of the House who whispers to him in his sleep. If Moth does what he asks, Obsidian will give him fortune and glory. And there's every indication that Obsidian can make good on his promises. Will Moth accept the offer?.

A graphic novel adaptation of Mark Twain's story in which Huck Finn, the son of the town drunk, and Jim, an escaped slave, make a break for freedom down the Mississippi River on a raft.