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JNF007020, JNF018010, Penguin Workshop
Who Was George Washington Carver?
Born in 1860s Missouri, nobody expected George Washington Carver to succeed. Slaves were not allowed to be educated. After the Civil War, Carver enrolled in classes and proved to be…
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BC, JNF007120, JNF018010, JNF025200, Penguin Workshop, Penguin Young Readers Group
Who Was Harriet Tubman?
Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone’s property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from…
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JNF007110, JNF018010, Penguin Workshop
Who Was Ida B. Wells?
The story of how a girl born into slavery became an early leader in the civil rights movement and the most famous black female journalist in nineteenth-century America. Born into…
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