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If you loved Sojourner Truth by Peter Krass, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Social Activists, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, and Women.

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Themes: Social Activists • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

Who Was Sojourner Truth?

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Themes: Social Activists • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

Harriet Tubman

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Themes: Social Activists • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

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Themes: Social Activists • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

John Brown

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Themes: Social Activists • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

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Themes: Social Activists • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

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Themes: Social Activists • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

The Grimkes The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family

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Themes: Social Activists • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

Up from Slavery An Autobiography (Complete and Unabridged.)

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Themes: Social Activists • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

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The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave

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Themes: Social Activists • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

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Frederick Douglass The Lion Who Wrote History

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Themes: Social Activists • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • Women

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March Forward, Girl

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Themes: Social Activists • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Women

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March Forward, Girl From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine

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Themes: Social Activists • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Women

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Farewell to Manzanar A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment

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Themes: Social Activists • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Women

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Rosa Parks

Wil Mara

Themes: Social Activists • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Women

#16

Black Heroes of the American Revolution

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Themes: Civil War Period (1850-1877) • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Women

#17

Claudette Colvin Twice Toward Justice

Phillip Hoose

Themes: Social Activists • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Women

#18

Let It Shine Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters

Andrea Davis Pinkney

Themes: Social Activists • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Women

#19

Harvesting Hope The Story of Cesar Chavez

Kathleen Krull

Themes: Social Activists • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Women

#20

The Story of Harriet Tubman Conductor of the Underground Railroad

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Themes: Social Activists • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Women

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Themes: Social Activists • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Women

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Ruby Bridges (Rookie Biographies)

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Themes: Social Activists • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Women

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I Am Rosa Parks

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Themes: Social Activists • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Women

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Themes: Social Activists • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Women

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