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Reconstruction: The Great Experiment

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Great Gettin' Up Morning: A Biography of Denmark Vesey

by John Oliver Killens

Challenge to Become a Doctor: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell

by Leah Lurie Heyn

Steal Away: Stories of the Runaway Slaves

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To Be a Slave

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Long Journey Home: Stories from Black History

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