Seven Miles To Freedom
A biography of Robert Smalls who, during the Civil War, commandeered the Confederate ship Planter to carry his family and twelve other slaves to freedom, and went on to become a United States Congressman working toward African-American advancement.
920
year: 2008
copies: 11
call number/section: 920
lexile: 870
subjects: smalls, robert, african americans, ship captains, african american legislators, fugitive slaves, united states, beaufort (s.c.), planter (steamship), united states, legislators [X], confederate states of america [X]
Charles Sumner And The Coming Of The Civil War
A comprehensive biography of Massachusetts politician and statesman, David Herbert Donald, who was the leader of his state's anti-slavery movement and the Radical Republicans in the Senate.
921
year: 2009
copies: 3
call number/section: 921
lexile:
subjects: sumner, charles, antislavery movements, legislators [X], slaves, united states, confederate states of america [X]