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Escaping Slavery on the Underground Railroad
Slaves escaping to the North faced dangerous journeys. Runaways traveled in darkness with slave catchers hot on their trail, but the Underground Railroad provided a beacon of hope and safety for thousands of African Americans. This network of courageous people, men and women, both black and white, assisted slaves in their escape from bondage. "Conductors," like Harriet Tubman, risked recapture in the South guiding slaves to freedom. Readers will follow R. Conrad Stein as he explores the formation of this anti-slavery escape network and the people who made it happen.
* Reviews *
Geared to middle and high school students, these volumes cover events in American history that have shaped and in some instances are still shaping U.S. culture today. Internment camps for Japanese Americans, Latino civil rights, Puerto Rico, and the history of the American Indians are all subjects that to some extent present on-going issues. Certainly, one can draw a connection between Guantanamo and the Japanese internment camps; and the treatment of American Indians and Latino immigrants are still issues in school and society. However, while each book offers relevant facts and figures, and provides the overall context in which events occurred, the individual presentations are dry. They do not engage readers or encourage further reading. The books seem more like pages of an encyclopedia, useful for writing reports.
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