Passing for white

It's 1848 in the Deep South of America. Rosa is a slave but her owner is also her father and her fair skin means she can 'pass for white'. With the help of her husband Benjamin, she disguises herself as a young southern gentleman - and Benjamin's master. In this guise, the couple flee the South, explaining away their lack of literacy, avoiding those they have encountered before and holding thei…

Bound for Jamaica

SC Cilandak (Fluent)

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780553263572

Collation

260p; bw; pbk

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Call Number

920 GAI T

Huckleberry Finn

from the back cover: Who wants to live in a house, wear clean clothes, be good, and go to school every day? Not young Huckleberry Finn, that's for sure. So Huck runs away, and is soon floating down the great Mississippi River on a raft. With him is Jim, a black slave who is also running away. But life is not always easy for the two friends. And there's 300 dollars waiting for anyone who …

Henry's Freedom Box: a true story from the underground railroad

Henry "Box" Brown was one of the Underground Railroad's most famous runaway slaves. And he had the most ingenious idea..

The Story of Slavery

Throughout history, there have been slaves - people who are owned by other people, wo can be bought and sold, and live without freedom. This book teels their compelling story of endurance and survival against the odds.