“Here then, presented in a way that I hope is accessible, informative, contemporary, and full of black girl magic, is the multidimensional story of Harriet Tubman Davis, a true boss lady, a superhero, and a warrior,” writes Dunbar in the opening author’s note. 1822-1913) but want to know more.ĭunbar (History/Rutgers Univ.)-whose second book, Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge (2017), was a co-winner of the 2018 Frederick Douglass Book Award-is more concerned with letting history come alive than burying it beneath the trappings of academic scholarship-though the notes and bibliography show that she has done her homework. A concise primer for adults who know the name Harriet Tubman (c.
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