Books like Harriet Tubman, conductor on the Underground Railroad

Harriet Tubman, conductor on the Underground Railroad by Ann Lane Petry reads as inspiring, historical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Bound for the promised land

Kate Clifford Larson · 2003

Both explore slavery & civil rights

82% genome match

Denmark Vesey

Robertson, David · 1999

Both explore slavery & civil rights

77% genome match

The bondwoman's narrative

Hannah Crafts · 2002

Both explore slavery & freedom

73% genome match

Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, or, The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery

William Craft · 1860

Both explore slavery & freedom

74% genome match

Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass · 1845

Both explore slavery & freedom

83% genome match

To Be a Slave (Plus)

Julius Lester · 1968

Both explore slavery & freedom

71% genome match

The autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. · 1998

Both explore civil rights & faith

70% genome match

Twelve years a slave

Solomon Northup · 1853

Both explore slavery & freedom

68% genome match

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Harriet A. Jacobs · 1861

Both explore slavery & freedom

83% genome match

Prince among slaves

Terry Alford · 1977

Both explore slavery & freedom

72% genome match

Narrative of Sojourner Truth

Olive Gilbert · 1850

Both explore slavery & faith

68% genome match

Behind the scenes. By Elizabeth Keckley. Or, Thirty years a slave, and four years in the White House.

Elizabeth Keckley · 1868

Both explore slavery

68% genome match