Literature for Lesson 4

Vocabulary for Lesson 4

abolition

• An abolitionist was a person who wanted to do away with slavery.
• The act of doing away with or the state of being done away with; annulment.
• Abolishment of slavery.

Find 6 words or groups of words that mean the same as abolition.

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Study of Harriet Tubman

Wanted Dead or Alive: The True Story of Harriet Tubman
by Ann McGovern, Richard M. Powers (Illustrator)
AR Reading Level 3.8  Point Value 1.0

Escape North! The Story of Harriet Tubman (Step into Reading, Step 3)
by Monica Kulling, Teresa Flavin (Illustrator)
AR Reading Level 3.6  Point Value 0.5

Minty - A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
by Alan Schroeder
AR Reading Level 3.6  Point Value 0.5

Brown Paper School USKids History:  Book of the American Civil War   "Harriet the Runaway" pg. 37-38
by Howard Egger-Boet and Marlene Smith-Baranzini

Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky
by Faith Ringgold (Illustrator), J. Davis (Editor)

Video

Animated Hero Classics:  Harriet Tubman
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The Black Americans of Achievement Video Collection  -   Harriet Tubman
(MCE Library - 30 minutes)

Study of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass: The Last Day of Slavery
by William Miller, Cedric Lucas (Illustrator)
AR Reading Level 4.2  Point Value 0.5

Picture Book of Frederick Douglass
By David Adler
AR Reading Level 4.9  Point Value 0.5

Study of Sojourner Truth

Picture Book of Sojourner Truth
By David Adler
AR Reading Level 5.5  Point Value 0.5

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