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Harriet’s Spirit

Music by Marcus Shelby

Libretto by Roma Olvera

A young girl’s story of courage

& empowerment, inspired

by Harriet Tubman.

Poetry

Harriet Tubman - by Eloise Greenfield

Harriet Tubman didn’t take no stuff

Wasn’t scared of nothing neither

Didn’t come in this world to be no slave

And wasn’t going to stay one either

“Farewell!” she sang to her friends one night

She was mighty sad to leave ’em

But she ran away that dark, hot night

Ran looking for her freedom

She ran to the woods and she ran through the woods

With the slave catchers right behind her

And she kept on going till she got to the North

Where those mean men couldn’t find her

Nineteen times she went back South

To get three hundred others

She ran for her freedom nineteen times

To save Black sisters and brothers

Harriet Tubman didn’t take no stuff

Wasn’t scared of nothing neither

Didn’t come in this world to be no slave

And didn’t stay one either

And didn’t stay one either

Harriet Tubman - by Danielle Gibson

A little girl born into slavery,

Araminta Ross was her given name.

This little girl possessed great bravery.

Her leadership would gain her lasting fame.

She was born during Eighteen Twenty-Two.

Minty was her nickname during childhood.

When she married, she wanted something new.

She thought Harriet Tubman sounded good!

In Eighteen Forty-Nine she would go North,

But she didn’t stay away from the South.

She made a plan to travel back and forth,

Helping others escape by word of mouth.

Harriet Tubman was one-of-a-kind,

Leading others to live life unconfined.

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Music

Harriet Tubman: Through the Eyes of Children

Harriet Tubman: Through the Eyes of Children

By Marcus Shelby feat. Tiffany Austin

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'Litany' by John Musto - Based on the poem 'Prayer' by Langston Hughes

Performed by Christabel Nunoo

Unbroken

Unbroken

By Tiffany Austin

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'I Will Not Stand Still' - from 'Harriet's Spirit' by Marcus Shelby

Performed by Tiffany Austin & Marcus Shelby

Books for All Ages

CHildren & Family Resources

Before She Was Harriet

Lesa Cline-Ransome & James E. Ransome

Reccomended for ages 4-8

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Harriet Tubman: The Life Of An African-American Abolitionist

Harriet Tubman: The Life Of An African-American Abolitionist

Rob Shone & Anita Ganeri

Reccomended for ages 10-13

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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

Carole Boston Weatherford

Recommended for ages 5-8.

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Sheroes: Harriet Tubman

Sheroes: Harriet Tubman

Christine Platt

Recommended for ages 6-10.

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The Breathtaking Courage of Harriet Tubman

TED-Ed

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10 Ways to Respond to Bullying

Words That Heal: Using Children's Literature to Address Bullying

Taking a Stand: A Student’s Guide to Stopping Name-Calling and Bullying

Harriet Tubman: Her Life Explained in 14 Minutes

Captivating History

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Ten Things Students Wish Teachers Knew about Name-Calling and Bullying

6 Ways to be an Ally

What Bullying Is and Is Not - Table Talk parent/family discussion guide

Books For ADults

FILMS

She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman

She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman

Erica Armstrong Dunbar

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Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero

Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero

Kate Clifford Larson

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Harriet - 2019

Harriet - 2019

Starring Cynthia Erivo

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A Woman called Moses - 1978

A Woman called Moses - 1978

Starring Cicely Tyson

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