40 Books in the Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 19Th Century Category

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So Many Years: A Juneteenth Story

So Many Years: A Juneteenth Story
Barracoon Adapted for Young Readers: The Story of the Last Black Cargo

Barracoon Adapted for Young Readers: The Story of the Last Black Cargo
Stitch by Stitch: Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly Sews Her Way to Freedom

Stitch by Stitch: Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly Sews Her Way to Freedom
Amistad: The Story of a Slave Ship

Amistad: The Story of a Slave Ship
Hold the Flag High: The True Story of the First Black Medal of Honor Winner

Hold the Flag High: The True Story of the First Black Medal of Honor Winner
Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington’s Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition (Reprint)

Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington’s Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition (Reprint)
Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box

Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box
Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song

Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song
Biddy Mason Speaks Up

Biddy Mason Speaks Up
Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter

Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter
So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom

So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom
Hammering for Freedom: The William Lewis Story

Hammering for Freedom: The William Lewis Story
Harriet Tubman (Little People, Big Dreams)

Harriet Tubman (Little People, Big Dreams)
Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School

Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School
If You Were a Kid in the Wild West (If You Were a Kid)

If You Were a Kid in the Wild West (If You Were a Kid)
Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man

Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man
Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad

Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
All About Madam C. J. Walker

All About Madam C. J. Walker
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
Freedom in Congo Square

Freedom in Congo Square
Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People

Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People
Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl

Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl
Capital Days: Michael Shiner’s Journal and the Growth of Our Nation’s Capital

Capital Days: Michael Shiner’s Journal and the Growth of Our Nation’s Capital
Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln And The Dawn Of Liberty

Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln And The Dawn Of Liberty
Molly, by Golly!: The Legend of Molly Williams, America’s First Female Firefighter

Molly, by Golly!: The Legend of Molly Williams, America’s First Female Firefighter
Stolen into Slavery: The True Story of Solomon Northup, Free Black Man

Stolen into Slavery: The True Story of Solomon Northup, Free Black Man
Freedom’s a-Callin Me

Freedom’s a-Callin Me
Saga of the Sioux: An Adaptation from Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Saga of the Sioux: An Adaptation from Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bad News For Outlaws: The Remarkable Life Of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal

Bad News For Outlaws: The Remarkable Life Of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal
Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship

Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship
Harriet Tubman: Conductor On The Underground Railroad

Harriet Tubman: Conductor On The Underground Railroad
No More!: Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance

No More!: Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance
Cause: Reconstruction America 1863-1877

Cause: Reconstruction America 1863-1877
Only Passing Through

Only Passing Through
To Be a Slave

To Be a Slave
Sink or Swim: African-American Lifesavers of the Outer Banks

Sink or Swim: African-American Lifesavers of the Outer Banks
Escape from Slavery: Five Journeys to Freedom

Escape from Slavery: Five Journeys to Freedom
Amistad Rising: A Story of Freedom

Amistad Rising: A Story of Freedom
Breaking The Chains

Breaking The Chains
Now Is Your Time! The African-American Struggle for Freedom

Now Is Your Time! The African-American Struggle for Freedom