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She came to slay the life and times of Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman is best known as one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad. As a leading abolitionist, her bravery and selflessness has inspired generations in the continuing struggle for civil rights. Now, National Book Award nominee Erica Armstrong Dunbar presents a fresh take o...

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Main Author: Dunbar, Erica Armstrong (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : 37 Ink, Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Edition:First 37 Ink/Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
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Tubman, Harriet, > 1822-1913.
Slaves > United States > Biography.
African American women abolitionists > Biography.
Underground railroad.
Antislavery movements > United States.
Abolitionists > United States > Biography.
Biographies.
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Summary:Harriet Tubman is best known as one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad. As a leading abolitionist, her bravery and selflessness has inspired generations in the continuing struggle for civil rights. Now, National Book Award nominee Erica Armstrong Dunbar presents a fresh take on this American icon blending traditional biography, illustrations, photos, and engaging sidebars that illuminate the life of Tubman as never before. Not only did Tubman help liberate hundreds of slaves, she was the first woman to lead an armed expedition during the Civil War, worked as a spy for the Union Army, was a fierce suffragist, and was an advocate for the aged. She Came to Slay reveals the many complexities and varied accomplishments of one of our nation's true heroes and offers an accessible and modern interpretation of Tubman's life that is both informative and engaging. --Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xiv, 157 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, genealogical table ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-141).
ISBN:9781982139599
1982139595
Author Notes:Erica Armstrong Dunbar is a historian and professor of African American studies at Emory University. Her first book was A Fragile Freedom: African American Women and Emancipation in the Antebellum City . Her second book, Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge was a finalist for the National Book Award in nonfiction and a winner of the Frederick Douglass Book Award. She is also the author of She Came to Slay , an illustrated tribute to Harriet Tubman; coauthor of Susie King Taylor , Ida B. Wells , and Harriet Jacobs ; and the co-executive producer of the HBO series The Gilded Age .

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