Sojourner Truth
Peter Krass
Traces the life of the former slave who could neither read nor write, yet earned a reputation as one of the most articulate and outspoken antislavery and women's rights activists in the United States.
Read Time: ~2.4 hr
Fanny Kemble's America
by Illustrated with photos (1973)
About this book
Biography of a famous English actress who wrote Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation, which recorded her observations of slavery on her husband's estates.
Setting / LocationFrance
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreFanny Kemble's America Lead Character
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