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True North is a 1996 historical novel for young adults by Kathryn Lasky, and published by Scholastic Corporation. Set in 1850s America, it is a story about the Underground Railroad. Afrika, a slave girl from Virginia, and Lucy, an independent girl constricted by Boston society, take different paths in life, with Lucy exploring her family's ...
The Underground Railroad is an American historical drama television miniseries created and directed by Barry Jenkins based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead. The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on May 14, 2021.
Created by Scholastic, it is a spin-off of the series, Dear America, geared toward younger children (ages 7-10 [1]). The series covers: Jamestown, the American Revolution, the American Civil War, Westward Expansion, Underground Railroad, and slavery. Each topic has three books and is authored by a different writer.
Clotee secretly teaches herself to read and write while fanning William, her owner's young son, during his lessons with his mother Miz Lilly. Clotee is discovered by Mr Harms, the tutor, who is actually an abolitionist working to help slaves escape via the Underground Railroad. When Clotee is given the opportunity to escape, she must decide ...
The Underground Railroad is a historical fiction novel by American author Colson Whitehead, published by Doubleday in 2016. The alternate history [1] novel tells the story of Cora, a slave in the Antebellum South during the 19th century, who makes a bid for freedom from her Georgia plantation by following the Underground Railroad, which the novel depicts as an actual rail transport system with ...
Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad is coming to life onscreen thanks to Barry Jenkins. The Oscar-winning director is turning the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel into a 10-part limited ...
Elijah of Buxton is about an eleven-year-old boy, Elijah Freeman, who lives in Buxton, Canada.It was started as the Elgin Settlement, a refugee camp for African-American slaves who escaped via the Underground Railroad to gain freedom in Canada.
View Article The post ‘The Underground Railroad’ has strong performances, but fails to deliver appeared first on TheGrio. Despite strong performances, Barry Jenkin‘s The Underground Railroad ...