Harriet Tubman: Toward Freedom: The Center for Cartoon Studies Presents

Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and went back, undertaking thirteen missions to rescue seventy enslaved people. She spent her life as an activist, speaking out for Black people and women's suffrage. This modern account is detailed and authentic, offering insight into Tubman's life and mind. It is a perfect anti-racist narrative for our times.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 112 pages
\n Publication date: 15 July 2021
\n Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
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Harriet Tubman, a remarkable individual, undertook an extraordinary feat: she bravely escaped the clutches of slavery. However, her courage knew no bounds as she embarked on an impossible mission: she returned to the very place that held her captive. In a remarkable series of thirteen missions, Tubman tirelessly rescued around seventy enslaved individuals, utilizing a vast network of abolitionists known as the Underground Railroad. Throughout her life, Tubman dedicated herself to activism, tirelessly advocating for the rights of Black people and women's suffrage.

This captivating modern account of Tubman's journey to rescue her brothers is meticulously researched and authentically presented. Carefully illustrated to respect the historical record, it provides a profound insight into Tubman's character, revealing her as a woman driven by an unwavering determination to break the chains of an unjust society. It serves as an invaluable anti-racist narrative, resonating strongly in our contemporary times and imparting a deep understanding of the true meaning of freedom for those who have fought tirelessly for it.

\n Weight: 338g\n
Dimension: 172 x 254 x 9 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780759555518\n \n