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Mumbet's Declaration of Independence

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Mumbet's Declaration of Independence

Written by: Gretchen Woelfle
Narrated by: Book Buddy Digital Media
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"All men are born free and equal."

Everybody knows about the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But the founders weren't the only ones who believed that everyone had a right to freedom. Mumbet, a Massachusetts enslaved person, believed it too. She longed to be free, but how? Would anyone help her in her fight for freedom? Could she win against the richest man in town?

Mumbet was determined to try.

Mumbet's Declaration of Independence tells her story for the first time in a biography. Her brave actions set a milestone on the road toward ending slavery in the United States.

©2014 Gretchen Woelfle (P)2022 Carolrhoda Books ®
Biographies Black & African American Historical History Literature & Fiction Multicultural Stories North America United States

Critic Reviews

"The case is fascinating, emphasizing the destructive irony at the heart of the birth of America and making Mumbet an active and savvy architect of her own release, and this is likely to spur much discussion." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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