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Overground Railroad

Lesa Cline-Ransome

Ruth Ellen narrates her family’s passenger-train trip from North Carolina to New York City during the Great Migration. Traveling with her parents in the “colored car,” she watches migrant laborers in the fields and reads Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, a book from her teacher. Her journey north draws comparisons with Douglass’s escape, as the family leaves for a place with greater opportunity but limited freedom.

This book appears on 4 reading lists across 2 editions from 4 organizations.

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Themes
History · Immigration And Migration · Racism And Prejudice · Transportation
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
January 7, 2020
ISBN-13
9780823451197
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
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