John Brown: One Man Against Slavery
Publication Information
Author:  Everett, Gwen	Illustrator:  Lawrence, Jacob
Title:  John Brown: One Man Against Slavery	Date:  1993
Publisher:  Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-8478-1702-4	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    historical fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
This book tells the story of John Brown, White abolitionist and dissident, from the point of view of his daughter Annie. The book brings historical ideas and moral conflicts alive in a personal and elaborate way. The book answers the question: Can one person make a difference? It closes with historical facts on Harper's Ferry and a page of a biography on the exceptional artist, Jacob Lawrence.
Teaching Ideas:
This book is likely to spark discussion and may also spark an interest in little known historical figures. Students may want to respond by writing reactions in their journals and then developing opinion pieces on civil disobedience. The book naturally fits into a unit on slavery or on the Civil War. Students may choose to compare the art in this book with others illustrated by Lawrence, such as Harriet and the Promised Land and The Great Migration. www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/brown
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Ethnic Groups > African-American History > topic > war > Civil War > abolition History > topic > war > Civil War > Harpers Ferry Social Studies > sociology > social issues > civil disobedience Heroes and Heroines > well-known heroes History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > Brown, John Art and Photography > art > artists > Lawrence, Jacob

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