{"product_id":"mumbets-declaration-of-independence-9780761365891","title":"Mumbet's Declaration of Independence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"All men are born free and equal.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mumbet was determined to try. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eMumbet's Declaration of Independence\u003c\/em\u003e tells her story for the first time in a picture book biography, and her brave actions set a milestone on the road toward ending slavery in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's \u003c\/em\u003eBooks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gretchen Woelfle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolrhoda Books (R)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 9.80w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761365891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended","brand":"Carolrhoda Books (R)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46836594638985,"sku":"9780761365891","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_ff834868-b849-48b0-a2f5-78c493a6af24.jpg?v=1780440614","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/mumbets-declaration-of-independence-9780761365891","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}