At the beginning of the nineteenth century, approximately one million people of African descent were slaves in the United States, and this number rose to almost four million by the beginning of the Civil War in 1861. Sold like cattle, slaves belonged to the highest bidder. Their lives were sad and often short. There was, however, a small number who, through sheer bravery and perseverance, managed to buy their freedom. My Family Shall Be Free! Is the amazing and powerful true story of one such hero, Peter Still.
On a summer night around 1860, Peter's mother made the difficult decision to flee north with her baby daughters, leaving Peter and his brother Levin behind in Slavery. After more than forty years in bondage, Peter bought his freedom, then searched for and found his mother -- and the younger brothers and sisters he never knew he had up north. Then risking his own precious liberty and safety, Peter returned to the South to set in motion the events leading to freedom for his wife and children. 
In clear and simple language, Dennis Brindell Fradin brings to light a poignant and inspirational story about one man's drive, patience, and endurance in the face of inhumanity.

My Family Shall Be Free!: The Life of Peter Still

Children's Books

Fradin, Dennis Brindell

Biographies

Harpercollins

After more than forty years in bondage on a plantation in Maryland, Peter Still bought his freedom, traveled north to find his mother and siblings, and then returned to the South to set in motion the events leading to freedom for his wife and children.

My Family Shall Be Free! The Life of Peter Still

Zora Neale Hurston was confident, charismatic, and determined to be extraordinary. As a young woman, Hurston lived and wrote alongside such prominent authors as Langston Hughes and Alain Locke during the Harlem Renaissance. But unfortunately, despite writing the luminary work Their Eyes Were Watching God, she was always short of money. Though she took odd jobs as a housemaid and as the personal assistant to an actress, Zora often found herself in abject poverty. Through it all, Zora kept writing. And though none of her books sold more than a thousand copies while she was alive, she was rediscovered a decade later by a new generation of readers, who knew they had found an important voice of American Literature.

Zora!: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston

Fradin, Judith Bloom

History

Clarion Books

The acclaimed civil rights leader Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) is brought vividly to life in this accessible and well-researched biography. Wells was a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and she helped black women win the right to vote. But what she is most remembered for is the success of her lifelong crusade against the practice of lynching--called by some "our nation's crime"--in the American South. She fought her battle by writing and publishing countless newspaper articles and by speaking around the world. Her outspokenness put her in grave danger many times over, but she would not be silenced, and today she is credited with ending lynching in the United States. Her story is one of courage and determination in the face of intolerance and injustice. AFTERWORD, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX.

Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement

Although brief, this book contains an informative description of the opening shots of the American Revolution. It starts with a who's who identifying the major players and a short introduction that provides some historical context. An hour-by-hour account of the events of April 18 and 19, 1775, follows, beginning with Paul Revere's ride to warn Samuel Adams (pictured in a fetching nightshirt and cap) and John Hancock in Lexington, as well as the patriots in Concord, that the British are on the move.

Let It Begin Here! Lexington & Concord (First Battles of the American Revolution)

Americas

scholastic

Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence? It's true. The shy Virginia statesman refused at first, but then went on to author one of our nation's most important and inspiring documents. The third U.S. president, Jefferson was also an architect, inventor, musician, farmer, and-what is certainly the most troubling aspect of his life-a slave owner. Finally, here's a biography for kids that unveils the many facets of this founding father's remarkable and complicated life.

Who Was Thomas Jefferson?

Who HQ

Biographies & Memoirs

Penguin Workshop

A biography for kids unveils the many facets of this founding father's remarkable and complicated life, showing him as an architect, inventor, musician, farmer, slave owner, and author of one of our nation's most important and inspiring documents--the Declaration of Independence. Simultaneous.

Grosset&Dunlap

On April 7, 1805, Sacagawea left Fort Mandan to begin the famous westward exhibition with Lewis and Clark. With over 100 black-and-white illustrations, Sacagawea's fascinating journey and life story comes to life in Spanish!

¿Quién fue Sacagawea? (Who Was?) (Spanish Edition)

Bloom Fradin, Judith

An introduction to Spacelab, a reusable space laboratory for studying many scientific areas, first sent aloft in 1983.

Spacelab (New True Books: Space (Hardcover))

Science & Math

Astronomy & Space Science

Children's Press(CT)

Describes the geography, plants and animals, history, economy, language, culture and people of the state of Georgia

Georgia

Childrens Pr

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My Family Shall Be Free!: The Life of Peter Still

My Family Shall Be Free! The Life of Peter Still

Zora!: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston

Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement

Let It Begin Here! Lexington & Concord (First Battles of the American Revolution)

Who Was Thomas Jefferson?

Who Was Thomas Jefferson?

¿Quién fue Sacagawea? (Who Was?) (Spanish Edition)

Spacelab (New True Books: Space (Hardcover))

Georgia