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    Mumbet's Declaration of Independence

    Written by Gretchen Woelfle

    Narrated by Susie Berneis

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    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 slave, believed it too. She longed to be free, but how? Would anyone help her in her fight for freedom? Could she win against her owner, the richest man in town? Mumbet was determined to try.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateFeb 10, 2015
    ISBN9781633796041
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    Gretchen Woelfle

    Gretchen Woelfle began writing for children by turning family history into short stories and has gone on to publish award-winning picture books, middle grade nonfiction, biographies, and historical fiction including The Wind at Work, Katje the Windmill Cat, and All the World's A Stage: A Novel in Five Acts. She is now focusing on biographies of unsung women in American history: Jeannette Rankin: Political Pioneer; Write on, Mercy! The Secret Life of Mercy Otis Warren; and Mumbet's Declaration of Independence. Visit Gretchen online at gretchenwoelfle.com.

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    • 4/5
      The true story about a slave named Mumbet, who successfully sued for her own freedom in 1781 Massachusetts. Intense and inspiring.
    • 5/5
      This is the true story of Mother Betty (Mumbet), a slave who believed that the words in the Declaration of Independence should apply to her and that she should be free. She bravely visited a lawyer, who helped her bring her case to the court. The author's note at the end of the book offers additional historical facts about Elizabeth Freeman (the name Mumbet chose for herself) and her daughter.