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How the word is passed : a reckoning with the history of slavery across America
by Smith, Clint,
How the word is passed : a reckoning with the history of slavery across America cover image cdn

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2021

Location: Adult Nonfiction

973.049607/SMITH,C
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Slavery and the underground railroad : bound for freedom
by Ford, Carin T
Series: Ford Carin T. Civil War Library
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2004

Location: Kids' Nonfiction

J/973.086/FORD,C
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The 272 : the families who were enslaved and sold to build the American Catholic Church
by Swarns, Rachel L.,
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2023

Location: Adult Nonfiction

306.362/SWARNS,R
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In the shadow of Liberty : the hidden history of slavery, four presidents, and five black lives
by Davis, Kenneth C
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2016

Location: Kids' Biographies

Y/BIOGRAPHY/920.009/DAVIS,K
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An American story
by Alexander, Kwame,
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2023

Location: Pic Stories

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A most perilous world : the true story of the young abolitionists and their crusade against slavery
by Gaddy, Kristina R.,
A most perilous world : the true story of the young abolitionists and their crusade against slavery cover image cdn

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2025

Location: Teen New & Popular

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1620 : a critical response to the 1619 Project
by Wood, Peter H., 1943-
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2020

Location: Adult Nonfiction

306.362097/WOOD,P
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Resistance to slavery : from escape to everyday rebellion
by Lewis, Cicely,
Series: American Slavery And The Fight For Freedom Read Woke Books
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2022

Location: Kids' Nonfiction

Y/306.362/LEWIS,C
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Reading through history. African American history. Volume one
by Henderson, Jake,
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2015

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On freedom road : bicycle explorations and reckonings on the Underground Railroad
by Goodrich, David M.,
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2023

Location: Adult Nonfiction

973.7115/GOODRICH,D
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The great contradiction : the tragic side of the American founding
by Ellis, Joseph J.,
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2025

Location: New & Popular History

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The slave trade : black lives and the drive for profit
by Smith, Elliott, 1976-
Series: American Slavery And The Fight For Freedom Read Woke Books
The slave trade : black lives and the drive for profit cover image cdn

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2022

Location: Kids' Nonfiction

Y/306.362/SMITH,E
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The half has never been told : slavery and the making of American capitalism
by Baptist, Edward E.,
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2014

Location: Adult Nonfiction

306.362/BAPTIST,E
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The Underground Railroad : an interactive history adventure
by Lassieur, Allison
Series: You Choose Books. History
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2008

Location: Kids' Nonfiction

J/973.711/LASSIEUR,A
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We were illegal : uncovering a Texas family's mythmaking and migration
by Goudeau, Jessica
We were illegal : uncovering a Texas family's mythmaking and migration cover image cdn

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2024

Location: Adult Nonfiction

976.40099/GOUDEAU,J
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