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Set in the late 1820s, the story follows Minty, the childhood name of the iconic enslaved woman who would become Harriet Tubman. Through her dreams of freedom, young readers glimpse the harsh realities of slavery on the Brodas plantation and the early stirrings of the antislavery movement that would soon rally against such oppression.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Alan Schroeder
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