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Aunt Clara Brown: Official Pioneer

Aunt Clara Brown: Official Pioneer

On My Own Biographies (Hardcover) and On My Own Biographies (Paperback)

Linda Lowery, Author

Janice Lee Porter, Illustrator

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SKU:9781575054162

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A biography of the freed slave who made her fortune in Colorado and used her money to bring other former slaves there to begin new lives.
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Clara Brown’s journey from slavery to community leader exemplifies resilience and generosity. Her story inspires readers to understand the power of compassion, determination, and the impact one individual can have on many.

Readability • 3.3

Age Range • 7-10

Pages • 48

Subjects • Brown • Clara • African American women pioneers • Colorado • Women pioneers • Free African Americans • Frontier and pioneer life • Central City (Colo.) • African Americans • Women • History • To 1876

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural & Regional • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women

As a successful former slave, Clara Brown used her money to help other freed slaves get a new start in life. In 1859 Clara bought her own freedom and headed west to Colorado to find her daughter, who was sold when she was just a little girl. Clara didn't find her daughter there, but she did get rich. The people she helped became her family, and she became known as "Aunt" Clara Brown.

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