Title: A Free Woman On Gods Earth The True Story Of Elizabeth Mumbet Freeman The Slave Who Won Her Freedom
Description: This is the story of Elizabeth Mumbet Freeman, the enslaved African woman who had the courage and conviction to speak what was in her heart, suing for her freedom in a Massachusetts court of law. In gaining her own freedom, she set the stage for the abolition of slavery in Massachusetts in 1783. An engaging history that fulfils the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for third, fourth and fifth grades in the categories of Local Biography, Local History, Revolutionary War Heroes.
Subjects: United states, history, Juvenile literature, Women slaves, Biography, Slaves, African American women, Slavery, History