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Author Harris, Duchess, author.

Title Harriet Robinson Scott : from the frontier to freedom / by Duchess Harris, JD, PHD ; with Samantha S. Bell.

Publication Info. Minneapolis, Minnesota : Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2020]
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Location Call No. Status
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 920 SCO    Check Shelf
Description 48 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Series Freedom's promise
Harris, Duchess. Freedom's promise.
Summary "Harriet Robinson Scott was an enslaved woman who fought for her right to freedom. Harriet and her husband, Dred Scott, sued their slaveholder. They brought their case all the way to the US Supreme Court. Harriet Robinson Scott: From the Frontier to Freedom explores Harriet's life and legacy"--Publisher's website.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
Contents A letter from Duchess -- Slavery on the frontier -- The Scott family -- The battle in the courts -- The final decision -- Fast facts -- Stop and think.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.4 1 504721.
Subject Scott, Harriet, approximately 1820-1876. (OCoLC)fst01846505
Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Scott, Dred, 1809-1858. (OCoLC)fst00032948
Enslaved persons -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Scott, Dred, 1809-1858 -- Juvenile literature.
Scott, Dred.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Subject Enslaved persons. (OCoLC)fst01120522
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Slavery -- Law and legislation. (OCoLC)fst01120465
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Fugitive slaves. (OCoLC)fst00935940
Genre/Form Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Subject Scott, Harriet, approximately 1820-1876 -- Juvenile literature.
Added Author Bell, Samantha, author.
ISBN 9781532118753 (library binding ; alkaline paper)
1532118759 (library binding ; alkaline paper)
9781532172939 (ebook)
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