American to the Backbone: The Life of James W. C. Pennington, the Fugitive Slave Who Became One of the First Black Abolitionists, Paperback - Christop

At the age of 19, scared and illiterate, James Pennington escaped from slavery in 1827 and soon became one of the leading voices against slavery pr...

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Although few recognize the name of Bras-Coup today, Bryan Wagner's riveting history The Life and Legend of Bras-Coup illustrates why the saga of th...

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The story of the extraordinary relationship between a former slave and England's most distinguished man of lettersPublisher: Yale University PressA...

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It is 1965, and Swinging London is coming into its prime years. Amid the color and chaos is a boy sporting drainpipe jeans, a devoted fan of The Wh...

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The son of a former slave, Pertinax was the Roman Emperor who proved that no matter how lowly your birth, you could rise to the very top through ha...

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave - Frederick Douglass

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The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal r...

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Richmond s 15th Street was known as Wall Street in antebellum times, and like its New York counterpart, it was a center of commerce. But the busine...

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