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2) Uncle Tom
Publisher
Under the Milky Way
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
An oral history of the American black conservative.
Author
Series
Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 63
Publisher
Twayne
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work Uncle Tom's Cabin, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.
Publisher
Janson Media
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
REDEEMING UNCLE TOM, narrated by acclaimed actor Danny Glover, is a ground-breaking documentary that will restore a hero of the abolitionist movement to his rightful place in history. Josiah Henson overcame incredible odds and brutal oppression to escape from slavery. His life inspired Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the classic novel which has been recognized as one of the sparks that ignited the Civil War.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The name "Uncle Tom" has complex associations today, but Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel had a truly powerful impact when it was published in 1852. Explore the historical circumstances of slavery that inspired Stowe's novel, and then consider the fortitude that makes this meek, long-suffering character a hero.
Publisher
UT Film, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Featuring media personalities, ministers, civil rights activists, veterans, and a self-employed plumber, the film explores their personal journeys of navigating the world as one of America's most misunderstood political and cultural groups: The American Black Conservative." -- https://uncletom.com/
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Josiah Henson was born into slavery in La Plata, Maryland, and auctioned off as a child to pay his owner's debt. After numerous trials and abuse, he earned the trust of his slaveholder by exhibiting intelligence and skill. Daringly, he escaped to Canada with his wife and children. There he established a settlement and school for fugitives and repeatedly returned to the United States to help lead others to freedom along the Underground Railroad. He...
Series
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Presents full-text literary criticism on writers and illustrators for children and young adults. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, monographs, reviews, and scholarly papers.
11) Novels for students: Volume 6 :presenting analysis, context, and crticism on commonly studied novels
Series
Publisher
Gale Group
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Road to Dawn tells the improbable story of Josiah Henson, a slave who spent forty-two years in pre-Civil War bondage in the American South and eventually escaped with his wife and four young children, travelling 600 miles and eventually settling with his family as a free man across the border in Canada. Once there, Henson rescued 118 more slaves and purchased land to build what would become one of the final stops on the Underground Railroad,...
Author
Language
English
Description
"A riveting, humorous memoir from Kenny "the Jet" Smith - superstar basketball commentator, host of top-rated Inside the NBA, and two-time NBA champion. Smith reveals his thoughtful views on race, the NBA, his upbringing, and an abundance of poignant, colorful inside stories about the star players, coaches, and mentors who taught and inspired him along the way" --
Author
Language
English
Description
"Harriet Tubman--no-nonsense, funny, uncannily prescient, and strategically brilliant--was one of the most important conductors on the underground railroad and hid the enslaved men, women and children she rescued in the basement kitchens of Martha Wright, Quaker mother of seven, and Frances Seward, wife of Governor, then Senator, then Secretary of State William H. Seward. Harriet worked for the Union Army in South Carolina as a nurse and spy, and...
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Professor Weinstein of Brown University presents eighty-four lectures on the great classics of American literature, showing how such authors as Irving, Poe, Thoreau, Hemingway, and Faulkner bring the past to life, changing as each generation steps forward to interpret it anew.
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A new historical anthology from transatlantic slavery to the Reconstruction curated by the Schomburg Center, that makes the case for focusing on the histories of Black people as agents and architects of their own lives and ultimate liberation, with a foreword by Kevin Young. This is the first Penguin Classics anthology published in partnership with the Schomburg Center, a world-renowned cultural institution documenting black life in America and worldwide....
Author
Series
Publisher
[Distributed by] Recorded Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Professor Weinstein presents eighty-four lectures on the great classics of American literature, showing how such authors as Irving, Poe, Thoreau, Hemingway, and Faulkner bring the past to life, changing as each generation steps forward to interpret it anew.
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