Fighting with words and weapons, the thirteen individuals profiled in this book stand as heroes in the battle against slavery in America. Whether harboring runaways or leading revolts, speaking out in public squares or in newspapers, these men and women devoted their lives to human rights and the promise of their democracy.
Includes:
- John Brown
- Frederick Douglass
- William Lloyd Garrison
- Abraham Lincoln
- Elijah Lovejoy
- Lucretia Mott
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Charles Sumner
- Sojourner Truth
- Harriet Tubman
- Nat Turner
- Denmark Vesey
- David Walker
- Theodore Dwight Weld
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