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Mumbet's Declaration of Independence /

Mumbet's Declaration of Independence tells the story of a Massachusetts slave from the Revolutionary era--in 1781, she successfully used the new Massachusetts Constitution to make a legal case that she should be free.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Woelfle, Gretchen (Author)
Other Authors: Delinois, Alix (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, 2014.
Subjects:
Freeman, Elizabeth, > 1744?-1829 > Juvenile literature.
Women slaves > Massachusetts > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Slaves > Massachusetts > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American women > Massachusetts > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Massachusetts > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Slavery > Massachusetts > History > 18th century > Juvenile literature.
Freeman, Elizabeth, > 1744?-1829.
Women slaves > Massachusetts > Biography.
Slaves > Massachusetts > Biography.
African American women > Massachusetts > Biography.
Massachusetts > Biography.
Slavery > Massachusetts > History > 18th century.
Description
Summary:Mumbet's Declaration of Independence tells the story of a Massachusetts slave from the Revolutionary era--in 1781, she successfully used the new Massachusetts Constitution to make a legal case that she should be free.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN:9780761365891 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
0761365893 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)