Answering The Cry For Freedom

Author : Gretchen Woelfle
Publisher : Boyds Mills Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781629797441

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Answering the Cry for Freedom by Gretchen Woelfle Pdf

Uncover the lives of thirteen African-Americans who fought during the Revolutionary War. Even as American Patriots fought for independence from British rule during the Revolutionary War, oppressive conditions remained in place for the thousands of enslaved and free African Americans living in this country. But African Americans took up their own fight for freedom by joining the British and American armies; preaching, speaking out, and writing about the evils of slavery; and establishing settlements in Nova Scotia and Africa. The thirteen stories featured in this collection spotlight charismatic individuals who answered the cry for freedom, focusing on the choices they made and how they changed America both then and now. These individuals include: Boston King, Agrippa Hull, James Armistead Lafayette, Phillis Wheatley, Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, Prince Hall, Mary Perth, Ona Judge, Sally Hemings, Paul Cuffe, John Kizell, Richard Allen, and Jarena Lee. Includes individual bibliographies and timelines, author note, and source notes.

Author : Gretchen Woelfle
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books ®
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781728464831

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Mumbet's Declaration of Independence by Gretchen Woelfle Pdf

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! "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 to try. Mumbet's Declaration of Independence tells her story for the first time in a picture book biography, and her brave actions set a milestone on the road toward ending slavery in the United States. "The case is fascinating, emphasizing the destructive irony at the heart of the birth of America and making Mumbet an active and savvy architect of her own release, and this is likely to spur much discussion." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Author : John Briley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3464123812

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Cry Freedom by John Briley Pdf

Author : Natalie S. Bober
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781439115497

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Abigail Adams by Natalie S. Bober Pdf

Abigail Adams was an extraordinary woman who witnessed the gathering storm of the American Revolution and saw the battle of Bunker Hill from a hilltop near her home. Through her letters to friends and family, Abigail Adams lives in history--and now in this award-winning biography by Natalie Bober. Black & white illustrations .

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1582462461

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What the World Eats by Anonim Pdf

"A photographic collection exploring what the world eats featuring portraits of twenty-five families from twenty-one countries surrounded by a week's worth of food"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Glennette Tilley Turner
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9798887070261

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Fort Mose by Glennette Tilley Turner Pdf

Discover the story of Fort Mose in the only book for children about the first free Black community in America In 1724, Francisco Menendez escaped from a plantation in the colony of South Carolina and, with a small group of men, headed south to Florida, at the time a Spanish colony, to the town of St. Augustine. There he was granted his freedom. He soon became a member of the Black militia and helped defend the area from English invaders. In 1738, Menendez helped found the first legally sanctioned free Black community in America. It was called Fort Mose, and it lay just north of St. Augustine. There were thirty-eight households of men, women, and children living together at Fort Mose, creating a frontier community that drew on a range of African backgrounds and blended them with the local Spanish, Native American, and English peoples and cultures. Fort Mose became a southern destination for travelers of the Underground Railroad many years before the birth of its legendary “conductor,” Harriet Tubman.

Author : Anne Rockwell
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books (R)
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467749336

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A Spy Called James by Anne Rockwell Pdf

Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette--a slave who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned to slavery. His service hadn't qualified him for the release he'd been hoping for. For James the fight wasn't over; he'd already helped his country gain its freedom, now it was time to win his own.

Author : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Publisher : Boston : Houghton, Mifflin
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Acadians
ISBN : WISC:89005089347

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Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie ... by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Pdf

Author : James M. McPherson
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : United States
ISBN : 1603760644

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Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson Pdf

Author : Cheryl Bardoe
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0606374183

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Gregor Mendel by Cheryl Bardoe Pdf

Regarded as the world's first geneticist, Gregor Mendel overcame poverty and obscurity to discover one of the fundamental aspects of genetic science: animals, plants, and people all inherit and pass down traits following the same rules.

Author : Erica Armstrong Dunbar,Kathleen Van Cleve
Publisher : Aladdin
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534416185

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Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar,Kathleen Van Cleve Pdf

“A brilliant work of US history.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Gripping.” —BCCB (starred review) “Accessible…Necessary.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction, Never Caught is the eye-opening narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington’s runaway slave, who risked everything for a better life—now available as a young reader’s edition! In this incredible narrative, Erica Armstrong Dunbar reveals a fascinating and heartbreaking behind-the-scenes look at the Washingtons when they were the First Family—and an in-depth look at their slave, Ona Judge, who dared to escape from one of the nation’s Founding Fathers. Born into a life of slavery, Ona Judge eventually grew up to be George and Martha Washington’s “favored” dower slave. When she was told that she was going to be given as a wedding gift to Martha Washington’s granddaughter, Ona made the bold and brave decision to flee to the north, where she would be a fugitive. From her childhood, to her time with the Washingtons and living in the slave quarters, to her escape to New Hampshire, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, along with Kathleen Van Cleve, shares an intimate glimpse into the life of a little-known, but powerful figure in history, and her brave journey as she fled the most powerful couple in the country.

Author : Charles Kingsley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Creation
ISBN : UCAL:$B277702

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Madam How and Lady Why; Or First Lessons in Earth Lore for Children by Charles Kingsley Pdf

Explains some basic "hows and whys" in natural history and geology.

Author : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Acadians
ISBN : NYPL:33433082500301

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Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0395273994

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Minn of the Mississippi by Anonim Pdf

Follows the adventures of Minn, a three-legged snapping turtle, as she slowly makes her way from her birthplace at the headwaters of the Mississippi River to the mouth of river on the Gulf of Mexico.

Author : Ray Anthony Shepard
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780374389222

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Runaway by Ray Anthony Shepard Pdf

A powerful poem about Ona Judge's life and her self-emancipation from George Washington’s household. Ona Judge was enslaved by the Washingtons, and served the President's wife, Martha. Ona was widely known for her excellent skills as a seamstress, and was raised alongside Washington’s grandchildren. Indeed, she was frequently mistaken for his granddaughter. This poetic biography follows her childhood and adolescence until she decides to run away. Author Ray Anthony Shepard welcomes meaningful and necessary conversation among young readers about the horrors of slavery and the experience of house servants through call-and-response style lines. Illustrator Keith Mallett’s rich paintings include fabric collage and add further feeling and majesty to Ona’s daring escape. With extensive backmatter, this poem may serve as a new introduction to American slavery and Ona Judge's legacy.