Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about the Underground Railroad and Black Americans’ struggle for freedom. Perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales.
Before the Civil War, there was a crack team of abolitionists who used quilts and signal lanterns to guide enslaved people to freedom. RIGHT? WRONG! The truth is, the Underground Railroad wasn’t very organized, and most freedom seekers were on their own.
With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, acclaimed author Kate Messner and coauthor and Brown Bookshelf contributor Gwendolyn Hooks deliver the whole truth about the Underground Railroad.
Discover the nonfiction series that smashes everything you thought you knew about history!
Time line. Authors’ notes. Suggestions for further information. Selected bibliography. Index. Black-and-white illustrations, photographs, and reproductions.
Title alpha The Underground Railroad: History Smashers
Level Nonfiction Middle
Pages Count 224
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Underground Railroad. History of US slavery. Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century US history. Social conditions of African Americans. Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Middle Passage. Resistance and revolts. Maroon settlements. Abolition. Harriet Tubman (1822–1913). William Still (1821–1902). Frederick Douglass (1818–1895). Black sailors. Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
Lexile 1070L
Trim Size 5 1/4" x 7 3/4"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2022-05-16
JLG Release Date Aug 2022
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
Nonfiction Middle
Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
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